'shell' in a sentence

Learn how to use 'shell' with 13 example sentences.

shell noun

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

: the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals

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

: the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts

: the exterior covering of a bird's egg

: a rigid covering that envelops an object

: a very light narrow racing boat

: the housing or outer covering of something

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

: the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod

shell verb

: use explosives on

: create by using explosives

: fall out of the pod or husk

: hit the pitches of hard and regularly

: look for and collect shells by the seashore

: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict

: remove from its shell or outer covering

: remove the husks from

Why do turtles have shells?

They collected shells on the beach.

Throw the egg shells in the organic rubbish bin.

Coconuts have a hard shell.

The shell of the building does not yet have windows.

Not far from the village, a shell exploded.

She's only a shell of her former self.

The snail retreated into its shell.

She was listening to the sea in a sea shell.

The electron shell is full.

She sells sea shells in Chelsea.

My sister shelled the beans.

Life is not an empty shell.

Words related to 'shell'

peel skin husk hull casing