Shell
noun
The hard outer case that covers some animals.
The snails retreat into their shells when they feel threatened.
Often appears as...
- sea shell
- turtle shell
noun
A casing of a certain explosive missiles.
The soldiers fired shells into the enemy territory.
Often appears as...
- artillery shell
- mortar shell
noun
The usually flat piece of pastry or bread in small pieces that cover or contain a filling.
He filled the tart shell with lemon meringue.
Often appears as...
- tart shell
- pie shell
verb
To take out from something else (shell out).
I had to shell out a lot of money for the car repairs.
Often appears as...
- shell out money
- shell out cash
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
The exterior frame or body of a vehicle, aircraft, or machine.
The shell of the car was completely destroyed in the accident.
Often appears as...
- car shell
- aircraft shell
noun
Command line interface for operating systems.
The Unix shell is a powerful scripting environment.
Often appears as...
- unix shell
- command shell
Usage tips
Technical
noun
The hard outer case that covers some animals.
The snails retreat into their shells when they feel threatened.
Often appears as...
- sea shell
- turtle shell
noun
A casing of a certain explosive missiles.
The soldiers fired shells into the enemy territory.
Often appears as...
- artillery shell
- mortar shell
noun
The usually flat piece of pastry or bread in small pieces that cover or contain a filling.
He filled the tart shell with lemon meringue.
Often appears as...
- tart shell
- pie shell
verb
To take out from something else (shell out).
I had to shell out a lot of money for the car repairs.
Often appears as...
- shell out money
- shell out cash
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
The exterior frame or body of a vehicle, aircraft, or machine.
The shell of the car was completely destroyed in the accident.
Often appears as...
- car shell
- aircraft shell
noun
Command line interface for operating systems.
The Unix shell is a powerful scripting environment.
Often appears as...
- unix shell
- command shell
Usage tips
Technical
Definition 1 of 6
Pro Tip 1/2Animal Protection
The shell of certain animals acts as a protective barrier against predators and environmental dangers.
The turtle's shell protects its soft body from harm.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Visible
Some animals can retract into their shells, which might make them less noticeable. This is a defense tactic.
When scared, the hermit crab withdraws into its shell.
Pro Tip 1/2Animal Protection
The shell of certain animals acts as a protective barrier against predators and environmental dangers.
The turtle's shell protects its soft body from harm.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Visible
Some animals can retract into their shells, which might make them less noticeable. This is a defense tactic.
When scared, the hermit crab withdraws into its shell.
Pro Tip 1/2Animal Protection
The shell of certain animals acts as a protective barrier against predators and environmental dangers.
The turtle's shell protects its soft body from harm.
Pro Tip 2/2Not Always Visible
Some animals can retract into their shells, which might make them less noticeable. This is a defense tactic.
When scared, the hermit crab withdraws into its shell.
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Sea Turtles 101 PIPE...
Named Desmatochelys padillai, it was six feet long and had the characteristic features of modern sea turtles including a carapace, or a top shell, and paddle-like limbs. Today, there are seven species of sea turtles with the largest being the leatherback. Growing as long as eight feet
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How do animals...
Scientific experimentation, though controversial, gives us some clues. Tests on hermit crabs show that they'll leave an undesirable shell if they're zapped with electricity but stay if it's a good shell. And octopi that may originally curl up an injured arm to protect it
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Top 5 Animal Adaptations...
the tortoise family that doesn't have a scoot on the top of its neck scoops are the keratin plates which make up ER tortoises shell tortoise species around the world are terrestrial and will only head to water to drink but due to the lack of this upper scoot the leopard
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How to unboil an egg -...
that adds extra stress and encourages it to fold up first. This unboiling method won't work with a whole egg in its shell since the solution has to spread throughout a cylindrical chamber. But the applications go way beyond uncooking your breakfast, anyhow.
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How in vitro fertilizatio...
the unfertilized egg will die, and the entire system will reset itself, preparing to create a new egg and uterine lining the following month. The egg is the largest cell in the body and is protected by a thick, extracellular shell of sugar
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Why do we love? A...
Humans are designed to procreate, but without the ecstasy of passionate love, sex is unsatisfying. Our fear of the cold, cruel world tempts us to build hard shells to protect and isolate ourselves.
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Hermit Crabs Use Litter...
So, they leave seashells near the rubbish piles to help the homeless crustaceans. The crab normally winds its body into the spiral of a shell. It's far harder to grip a straight and slippery can.
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Kailash Satyarthi: How...
they were being trafficked by someone. I stopped them, those people. I complained to the police. So the policemen, instead of helping me, they threw me in this small, tiny shell, like an animal.
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Exposing abuse of...
profits concealed this is a problem throughout the world anonymous companies have been legal for years like a shell they conceal owners protect criminals that the shell is starting to crack
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Giant Horse Conch &...
It's vital that the crabs have the best possible protection from the heavy teeth of the waiting sharks and rays. For that, they need the shell with a perfect fit.
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Sea Turtles 101 PIPE...
Named Desmatochelys padillai, it was six feet long and had the characteristic features of modern sea turtles including a carapace, or a top shell, and paddle-like limbs. Today, there are seven species of sea turtles with the largest being the leatherback. Growing as long as eight feet
Video examples
How do animals...
Scientific experimentation, though controversial, gives us some clues. Tests on hermit crabs show that they'll leave an undesirable shell if they're zapped with electricity but stay if it's a good shell. And octopi that may originally curl up an injured arm to protect it
Video examples
Top 5 Animal Adaptations...
the tortoise family that doesn't have a scoot on the top of its neck scoops are the keratin plates which make up ER tortoises shell tortoise species around the world are terrestrial and will only head to water to drink but due to the lack of this upper scoot the leopard
Video examples
How to unboil an egg -...
that adds extra stress and encourages it to fold up first. This unboiling method won't work with a whole egg in its shell since the solution has to spread throughout a cylindrical chamber. But the applications go way beyond uncooking your breakfast, anyhow.
Video examples
How in vitro fertilizatio...
the unfertilized egg will die, and the entire system will reset itself, preparing to create a new egg and uterine lining the following month. The egg is the largest cell in the body and is protected by a thick, extracellular shell of sugar
Video examples
Why do we love? A...
Humans are designed to procreate, but without the ecstasy of passionate love, sex is unsatisfying. Our fear of the cold, cruel world tempts us to build hard shells to protect and isolate ourselves.
Video examples
Hermit Crabs Use Litter...
So, they leave seashells near the rubbish piles to help the homeless crustaceans. The crab normally winds its body into the spiral of a shell. It's far harder to grip a straight and slippery can.
Video examples
Kailash Satyarthi: How...
they were being trafficked by someone. I stopped them, those people. I complained to the police. So the policemen, instead of helping me, they threw me in this small, tiny shell, like an animal.
Video examples
Exposing abuse of...
profits concealed this is a problem throughout the world anonymous companies have been legal for years like a shell they conceal owners protect criminals that the shell is starting to crack
Video examples
Giant Horse Conch &...
It's vital that the crabs have the best possible protection from the heavy teeth of the waiting sharks and rays. For that, they need the shell with a perfect fit.
Example 1 of 10
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Lindsey Stirling
American Musician
I just realized one day that I was so unhappy. And not only that, but I didn't even like the person that I was. I didn't even know who I was. And so 'Shatter Me' is about first discovering what was under the shell and then learning to love that person that was under it. And then not being afraid to break free.
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Johnny Manziel
American Athlete
I'm growing up and continuing to learn from my mistakes and trying not to make the same ones over and over again, but am I going to live in a shell, or am I just going to hide from everybody and not do anything? I don't think that's the way I should live my life, and I'm not going to do it.
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Ileana D'Cruz
Indian Actress
In my first-ever shot, there was a big shell that was dropped on my belly in slow motion. I even asked the director why we are doing it, and he said it would look beautiful... and I wondered, 'Really? But why and how?
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Ruth Westheimer
American Celebrity
If someone has gone through a lot of emotional pain, including the loss of loved ones, that person may try to build a shell around his or her feelings to protect him- or herself from the pain.
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LaMarcus Aldridge
American Athlete
I like my little shell. I like my little circle of three or four people that I'm close to. I think that comes off as bad to people that don't really know my personality.
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Joan Cusack
American Actress
I think acting has helped me come out of my shell because when I play a character, I can't be self-conscious.
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Ken Thompson
American Scientist
In fact, we started off with two or three different shells and the shell had life of its own.
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Jeon Yeo-been
South Korean Actress
I want to encounter roles that break the shell and invite me into a new world.
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Zora Neale Hurston
American Dramatist
The present was an egg laid by the past that had the future inside its shell.
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Jordyn Woods
American Model
Modeling really helps me find my confidence and break out of my shell.
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Lindsey Stirling
American Musician
I just realized one day that I was so unhappy. And not only that, but I didn't even like the person that I was. I didn't even know who I was. And so 'Shatter Me' is about first discovering what was under the shell and then learning to love that person that was under it. And then not being afraid to break free.
Quote examples
Johnny Manziel
American Athlete
I'm growing up and continuing to learn from my mistakes and trying not to make the same ones over and over again, but am I going to live in a shell, or am I just going to hide from everybody and not do anything? I don't think that's the way I should live my life, and I'm not going to do it.
Quote examples
Ileana D'Cruz
Indian Actress
In my first-ever shot, there was a big shell that was dropped on my belly in slow motion. I even asked the director why we are doing it, and he said it would look beautiful... and I wondered, 'Really? But why and how?
Quote examples
Ruth Westheimer
American Celebrity
If someone has gone through a lot of emotional pain, including the loss of loved ones, that person may try to build a shell around his or her feelings to protect him- or herself from the pain.
Quote examples
LaMarcus Aldridge
American Athlete
I like my little shell. I like my little circle of three or four people that I'm close to. I think that comes off as bad to people that don't really know my personality.
Quote examples
Joan Cusack
American Actress
I think acting has helped me come out of my shell because when I play a character, I can't be self-conscious.
Quote examples
Ken Thompson
American Scientist
In fact, we started off with two or three different shells and the shell had life of its own.
Quote examples
Jeon Yeo-been
South Korean Actress
I want to encounter roles that break the shell and invite me into a new world.
Quote examples
Zora Neale Hurston
American Dramatist
The present was an egg laid by the past that had the future inside its shell.
Quote examples
Jordyn Woods
American Model
Modeling really helps me find my confidence and break out of my shell.
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