Synonyms of shell

1. shell, ammunition, ammo: usage: ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
2. shell, animal material: usage: the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
3. carapace, shell, cuticle, shield, scute: usage: hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
4. shell, hull: usage: the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
5. shell, eggshell, covering, natural covering, cover: usage: the exterior covering of a bird's egg
6. shell, covering, natural covering, cover: usage: a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice"
7. shell, racing shell, racing boat: usage: a very light narrow racing boat
8. shell, case, casing, housing: usage: the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"
9. plate, scale, shell, shield: usage: a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
10. shell, covering, natural covering, cover: usage: the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod

1. blast, shell, bombard, bomb: usage: use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"
2. blast, shell, make, create: usage: create by using explosives; "blast a passage through the mountain"
3. shell, emerge: usage: fall out of the pod or husk; "The corn shelled"
4. shell, hit: usage: hit the pitches of hard and regularly; "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"
5. shell, gather: usage: look for and collect shells by the seashore
6. beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish, get the better of, overcome, defeat: usage: 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"
7. shell, remove, take, take away, withdraw: usage: remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels"
8. husk, shell, remove, take, take away, withdraw: usage: remove the husks from; "husk corn"