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'shell' - used as a contraction
1. she will

'shell' - used as a noun
2. ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
3. the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
4. hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
5. the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
6. the exterior covering of a bird's egg
7. a rigid covering that envelops an object
the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice
8. a very light narrow racing boat
9. the housing or outer covering of something
10. a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
11. the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc

'shell' - used as a verb
12. use explosives on
The enemy has been shelling us all day
13. fall out of the pod or husk
The corn shelled
14. hit the pitches of hard and regularly
He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning
15. look for and collect shells by the seashore
16. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
17. remove from its shell or outer covering
shell the legumes
shell mussels
18. remove the husks from

derived forms
1. Shell / Plural
shells
2. Shell / Past
shelled
3. Shell / Third Person
shells
4. Shell / Present Participle
shelling
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An egg shell can have up to 17,000 tiny pores on its surface.