Qu'est-ce (qui) est shells - définition
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Shells; Shell (marine animal); Shell (animal); Shell (disambiguation); The Shells (disambiguation)
shell
(shells, shelling, shelled)
Frequency: The word is one of the 3000 most common words in English.
1.
The shell of a nut or egg is the hard covering which surrounds it.
They cracked the nuts and removed their shells...
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Shell is the substance that a shell is made of.
...beads made from ostrich egg shell.
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2.
The shell of an animal such as a tortoise, snail, or crab is the hard protective covering that it has around its body or on its back.
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3.
Shells are hard objects found on beaches. They are usually pink, white, or brown and are the coverings which used to surround small sea creatures.
I collect shells and interesting seaside items.
...sea shells.
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4.
If you shell nuts, peas, prawns, or other food, you remove their natural outer covering.
She shelled and ate a few nuts.
...shelled prawns.
VERB: V n, V-ed
5.
If someone comes out of their shell, they become more friendly and interested in other people and less quiet, shy, and reserved.
Her normally shy son had come out of his shell.
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6.
The shell of a building, boat, car, or other structure is the outside frame of it.
...the shells of burned buildings...
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7.
A shell is a weapon consisting of a metal container filled with explosives that can be fired from a large gun over long distances.
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8.
To shell a place means to fire explosive shells at it.
The rebels shelled the densely-populated suburbs near the port.
VERB: V n
• shelling (shellings)
Out on the streets, the shelling continued.
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shell
¦ noun
1. the hard protective outer case of a mollusc or crustacean.
the thin outer covering of a bird's or reptile's egg.
the outer case of a nut kernel or seed.
the carapace of a tortoise, turtle, or terrapin.
the wing cases of a beetle.
the integument of an insect pupa or chrysalis.
2. an explosive artillery projectile or bomb.
a hollow metal or paper case used as a container for fireworks, explosives, or cartridges.
N. Amer. a cartridge.
3. something resembling or likened to a shell, especially a hollow or outer case.
4. the walls of an unfinished or gutted building.
5. a light racing boat.
6. the metal framework of a vehicle body.
7. the hand guard of a sword.
8. Physics each of a set of orbitals in an atom, occupied by electrons of similar energies.
9. Computing short for shell program.
¦ verb
1. bombard with shells.
2. remove the shell or pod from.
3. (shell something out) informal pay a specified amount of money, especially an amount regarded as excessive.
Phrases
come out of one's shell cease to be shy.
Derivatives
-shelled adjective
shell-less adjective
shell-like adjective
shelly adjective
Origin
OE scell (n.), of Gmc origin; related to scale1.
SHELL
<language> An early system on the Datatron 200 series.
[Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959) ].
[Jargon File ]
(1995-05-11)
Exemples de prononciation pour shells
1. breathable shells described as hard shells.
Ultimate Hiking Gear & Skills Clinic _ Andrew Skurka _ Talks at Google
2. shells evolve.
Spirals in Time _ Helen Scales _ Talks at Google
3. about shells.
Spirals in Time _ Helen Scales _ Talks at Google
4. their shells.
Spineless - Portraits of Marine Invertebrates _ Susan Middleton _ Talks at Google
5. Any questions about waterproof breathable shells, or shells in general?
Ultimate Hiking Gear & Skills Clinic _ Andrew Skurka _ Talks at Google
Exemples du corpus de texte pour shells
1. The Shmel has three modifications÷ the RPO–A, whose shells explode; the RPO–Z, whose shells are incendiary; and the RPO–D, whose shells create smoke.
2. "I do a lot of it, European shells and Hong Kong shells, and joint ventures.
3. Thompson‘s ashes were inserted into explosive shells and the shells were returned via armoured truck.
4. Water seeps under the shells, and, when it‘s time to peel, shells almost fall off by themselves.
5. "The nasty shells for us are the gas shells of course, because we can‘t identify those anymore," she said.