shell
v. bombard, barrage with explosives; remove a shell from; remove from a shell; come out of a shell; collect seashells n. hard outer covering of certain organisms; hard outer covering; hollow tube containing explosives; reserved attitude which conceals one's inner self; software which provides a convenient user interface for the operating system (Computers) | ||||
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Shells Definition from Computer & Internet Dictionaries & Glossaries
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SHELL
<language> An early system on the Datatron 200 series.
[Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)].
[Jargon File]
(1995-05-11)
<language> An early system on the Datatron 200 series.
[Listed in CACM 2(5):16 (May 1959)].
[Jargon File]
(1995-05-11)
shell
tcsh
1. <operating system> (Originally from Multics, widely propagated via Unix) The command interpreter used to pass commands to an operating system; so called because it is the part of the operating system that interfaces with the outside world.
The commonest Unix shells are the c shell (csh) and the Bourne shell (sh).
2. (Or "wrapper") Any interface program that mediates access to a special resource or server for convenience, efficiency, or security reasons; for this meaning, the usage is usually "a shell around" whatever.
[Jargon File]
(1995-05-11)
Shells Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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shell
Noun
1. ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
(hypernym) ammunition, ammo
(hyponym) artillery shell
(derivation) blast
2. the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
(hypernym) animal material
(hyponym) mother-of-pearl, nacre
(substance-holonym) carapace, cuticle
3. hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
(synonym) carapace, cuticle
(hypernym) exoskeleton
(hyponym) cuticula
(part-holonym) mollusk, mollusc, shellfish
4. the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
(hypernym) hull
(hyponym) nutshell
(derivation) husk
5. the exterior covering of a bird's egg
(synonym) eggshell
(hypernym) covering, natural covering, cover
(part-holonym) egg, eggs
6. a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice"
(hypernym) covering, natural covering, cover
7. a very light narrow racing boat
(synonym) racing shell
(hypernym) racing boat
(hyponym) racing skiff, single shell
(part-meronym) sliding seat
8. the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"
(synonym) case, casing
(hypernym) housing
(hyponym) boot
(part-holonym) grandfather clock, longcase clock
9. a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
(synonym) plate, scale
(hypernym) shield
(hyponym) armor plate, armour plate, armor plating, plate armor, plate armour
10. the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc
(hypernym) covering, natural covering, cover
(hyponym) scallop shell
Verb
1. use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"
(synonym) blast
(hypernym) bombard, bomb
(hyponym) crump
2. fall out of the pod or husk; "The corn shelled"
(hypernym) emerge
3. hit the pitches of hard and regularly; "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"
(hypernym) hit
4. look for and collect shells by the seashore
(hypernym) gather
5. 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"
(synonym) beat, beat out, crush, trounce, vanquish
(hypernym) get the better of, overcome, defeat
(hyponym) outpoint, outscore
(entail) win
(verb-group) outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent
6. remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels"
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(hyponym) pod
7. remove the husks from; "husk corn"
(synonym) husk
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
Noun
1. ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
(hypernym) ammunition, ammo
(hyponym) artillery shell
(derivation) blast
2. the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
(hypernym) animal material
(hyponym) mother-of-pearl, nacre
(substance-holonym) carapace, cuticle
3. hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
(synonym) carapace, cuticle
(hypernym) exoskeleton
(hyponym) cuticula
(part-holonym) mollusk, mollusc, shellfish
4. the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
(hypernym) hull
(hyponym) nutshell
(derivation) husk
5. the exterior covering of a bird's egg
(synonym) eggshell
(hypernym) covering, natural covering, cover
(part-holonym) egg, eggs
6. a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice"
(hypernym) covering, natural covering, cover
7. a very light narrow racing boat
(synonym) racing shell
(hypernym) racing boat
(hyponym) racing skiff, single shell
(part-meronym) sliding seat
8. the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"
(synonym) case, casing
(hypernym) housing
(hyponym) boot
(part-holonym) grandfather clock, longcase clock
9. a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
(synonym) plate, scale
(hypernym) shield
(hyponym) armor plate, armour plate, armor plating, plate armor, plate armour
10. the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc
(hypernym) covering, natural covering, cover
(hyponym) scallop shell
Verb
1. use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"
(synonym) blast
(hypernym) bombard, bomb
(hyponym) crump
2. fall out of the pod or husk; "The corn shelled"
(hypernym) emerge
3. hit the pitches of hard and regularly; "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"
(hypernym) hit
4. look for and collect shells by the seashore
(hypernym) gather
5. 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"
(synonym) beat, beat out, crush, trounce, vanquish
(hypernym) get the better of, overcome, defeat
(hyponym) outpoint, outscore
(entail) win
(verb-group) outwit, overreach, outsmart, outfox, beat, circumvent
6. remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels"
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
(hyponym) pod
7. remove the husks from; "husk corn"
(synonym) husk
(hypernym) remove, take, take away, withdraw
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| JM Welsh <=> English Dictionary |
Blisg
Blisg = n. shells, husks
Blisg = n. shells, husks
Cregynog
Cregynog = a. having shells
Creyna
Creyna = v. to gather shells
Dyblisgo
Dyblisgo = v. to strip off shells
Dyflisgo
Dyflisgo = v. to strip of shells
Gweisgion
Gweisgion = n. husks, shells
Plisg
Plisg = n. shells, husks, pods
| Dream Dictionary |
Shells
To walk among and gather shells in your dream, denotes extravagance. Pleasure will leave you naught but exasperating regrets and memories.
See Mussels and Oysters.
To walk among and gather shells in your dream, denotes extravagance. Pleasure will leave you naught but exasperating regrets and memories.
See Mussels and Oysters.
Shells Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Shells
Shells Derivative from qelippoth in the Hebrew Qabbalah, having the sense of empty form. They are the astral remains of the lower parts of man disintegrating in kama-loka after the death of the physical body and the separation of the higher principles. These shells persist for a short time in the case of the good, and for a long time in the case of the evil; and may be used as vehicles by various evil entities, or endowed with a temporary vitality by the necromancy of the seance room, which enables them in the physical phenomena of the seance room, whereby the ignorant very often pathetically mistake them for the spirits of the dead when they are in fact but astral phantoms.
Shells Derivative from qelippoth in the Hebrew Qabbalah, having the sense of empty form. They are the astral remains of the lower parts of man disintegrating in kama-loka after the death of the physical body and the separation of the higher principles. These shells persist for a short time in the case of the good, and for a long time in the case of the evil; and may be used as vehicles by various evil entities, or endowed with a temporary vitality by the necromancy of the seance room, which enables them in the physical phenomena of the seance room, whereby the ignorant very often pathetically mistake them for the spirits of the dead when they are in fact but astral phantoms.
Shells Definition from Business & Finance Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Shells Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Shell
Shell may refer to:
- Animal shell, including sea shells, such as those of molluscs, turtles, and insects
- Gastropod shell, animal shell of gastropods
- Eggshell, the outer covering of a hard-shelled egg
Any more or less hollow surface covering, including:
- Shell (projectile), a projectile which carries an explosive payload
- Shell (theater), a curved surface for reflecting and focusing sound
- Racing shell, a rowed watercraft
- Thin-shell structure, a method of building construction
In science and mathematics:
- Shell (mathematics), a ring-like algebraic structure
- Electron shell, describing the structure of electron configuration in atoms
- Electron shells in atomic physics
- On shell and off shell, in quantum field theory
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