How to pronounce“shell”in English
IPA/ʃɛl/
Syllablesshell
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noun
A hard external covering of an animal.
“In some mollusks, as the cuttlefish, the shell is concealed by the animal's outer mantle and is considered internal.”
noun
A hard external covering of an animal.
verb
To remove the outer covering or shell of something.
verb
To bombard, to fire projectiles at, especially with artillery.
“The guns shelled the enemy trenches.”
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