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shell

UK
/ʃɛl/
US
/ʃɛl/
shell out

Translations

shellnoun
shells
pl
UK
/ʃɛl/
US
/ʃɛl/
The turtle retreated into its shell when it sensed danger.
Черепаха спряталась в свой панцирь, когда почувствовала опасность.
The soldier collected the shell casings after the training exercise.
Солдат собрал гильзы после учебного упражнения.
The shell of the snail was beautifully spiraled.
Раковина улитки была красиво закручена.
The software runs within a secure shell.
Программное обеспечение работает в безопасной оболочке.
Additional translations
каркас
Synonyms
casing
envelope
pod
husk
case
cover
carapace
exoskeleton
shellverb
shelled
Past Simple
shelled
Past Participle
shelling
Gerund
UK
/ʃel/
US
/ʃɛl/
очищать от скорлупы
I need to shell these peanuts before we can eat them.
Мне нужно очистить эти арахисы от скорлупы, прежде чем мы сможем их съесть.
The army decided to shell the enemy positions.
Армия решила обстреливать позиции противника.
Additional translations
гильзовать
Synonyms
uncover
expose
strip
peel
remove
shelladjective
UK
/ʃel/
US
/ʃɛl/
Used attributively before a noun, e.g., shell fire, shell fragments.
Synonyms
surface
exterior
external
outer
pseudo
ostensible
titular
cosmetic
superficial
facade
sham
token
nominal
empty
hollow

Definitions

shellnoun
A hard, protective outer case or covering of an animal, such as a mollusk or crustacean.
The hermit crab found a new shell to inhabit after outgrowing its old one.
The hard outer covering of a nut, seed, or egg.
She cracked the walnut shell to get to the nut inside.
A hollow projectile for a cannon or other artillery, filled with explosive material.
The soldiers took cover as the enemy fired a shell that exploded nearby.
A framework or structure that serves as a support or enclosure.
The building's shell was completed, but the interior was still under construction.
A thin, usually spherical layer or surface, such as the outer layer of an atom's electron cloud.
In chemistry, electrons are arranged in shells around the nucleus of an atom.
Computing: a command-line or graphical interface through which a user interacts with an operating system.
Most developers keep a shell open to run build scripts and version-control commands.
shellverb
To remove the outer covering or shell from something, especially nuts or shellfish.
She spent the afternoon shelling peanuts for the party.
To bombard with shells or explosive projectiles.
The army began to shell the enemy positions at dawn.
shelladjective
Attributive: relating to artillery shells or the effects produced by them.
The advancing troops moved cautiously through the shell-scarred landscape.
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