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shell [n]

1)	ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun

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ammo blast artillery_shell shotgun_shell shrapnel tank_shell whizbang

2)	the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals

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3)	hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles

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carapace cuticle

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exoskeleton mollusc arthropod turtle cuticula

4)	the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts

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hull husk nutshell

5)	the exterior covering of a bird's egg

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eggshell

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cover egg

6)	a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice"

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cover

7)	a very light narrow racing boat

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racing_shell

8)	the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"

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case casing

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housing grandfather_clock case boot gear_case jacket

9)	a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)

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plate scale

10)

the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc

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shell [v]

1)	use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"

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blast

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bomb barrage blast blaster crump

2)	fall out of the pod or husk; "The corn shelled"

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emerge

3)	hit the pitches of hard and regularly; "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"

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hit

4)	look for and collect shells by the seashore

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gather

5)	come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"

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beat beat_out crush trounce vanquish

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win defeat conqueror debacle beating outpoint walk_over eliminate mop_up whomp rout get_the_jump cheat beat exceed best outfight overmaster checkmate immobilise outplay bat

6)	remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels"

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remove sheller pod

7)	remove the husks from; "husk corn"

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husk

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remove chaff husk baring

From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing: (http://www.foldoc.org/, Editor Denis Howe)

An early system on the Datatron 200 series.

[Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)].

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(1995-05-11)

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