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Sentence count:205+6Posted:2016-07-16Updated:2020-07-24
Synonym: beatbeat outblastcarapacecasecasingcrushcuticleeggshellhuskplateracing shellscaleshieldtrouncevanquishSimilar words: helloshelfhelpwellbellyelltellcellMeaning: [ʃel]  n. 1. ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun 2. the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals 3. hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles 4. the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts 5. the exterior covering of a bird's egg 6. a rigid covering that envelops an object 7. a very light narrow racing boat 8. the housing or outer covering of something 9. a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) 10. the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc. v. 1. use explosives on 2. fall out of the pod or husk 3. hit the pitches of hard and regularly 4. look for and collect shells by the seashore 5. come out better in a competition, race, or conflict 6. remove from its shell or outer covering 7. remove the husks from. 
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121, To our right stood the shell of Combe House, yet another Dales house crumbling into ruin.
122, The shell would barely crawl forward, and certainly not overtake light.
123, As if it were something cumulative that accrued around me, like the hardening shell of a crustacean.
124, Repair work on damaged Hurricane wings began with the closing of the Shell Machine Shop in 1943.
125, The living turtle is then thrown back into the water, in the mistaken belief that it will re-grow its shell.
126, As the time for the moult approaches, the animal absorbs much of the calcium carbonate from its shell into its blood.
127, But beneath its shell, the segmented character of the horseshoe crab is clear.
128, A shell scored a direct hit on a petrol tank, and he felt the wave of heat from fifty yards off.
129, A hermit crab carrying a sea anemone around on its shell.
130, The line carrying natural gas into the city was damaged by a shell on Sunday in Azici.
131, The Pembrokeshire Shell Fishermen's Association challenge the claim, and warn that any such ban will threaten the livelihoods of locals.
132, The concrete block shell was in place by early 1992 ready for the 25-week facing brickwork stage to begin.
133, Now motorists are threatening to give Shell pumps a wide berth.
134, Without the hair covering the ears and that shell belt and all he wasn't some one you would stare at.
134, Wish you will love sentencedict.com and make progress everyday!
135, The youths, aged about 15, dressed in brightly shell suits were riding mountain bikes.
136, This was the famous gun that could put a shell on to a target and then another two on the same spot precisely.
137, The shell raising and lowering mechanism was overhauled and a new electric motor fitted with modern gearing and cable adjusting devices.
138, A training shell is a generalised tutorial system which can operate with a variety of knowledge bases.
139, A hermit crab sticks sand and weed on its shell, and all Jay's glitz was camouflage.
140, She stripped away the outer shell brick by brick, and massaged the essence of the structure, fashioning a gothic cathedral.
141, When he played football, he probably wore a chin strap made with a coconut shell.
142, People are like moths. First they are ugly and awkward, until they break out of their shell and become a beautiful butterfly. Drew Barrymore 
143, Every shell that bursts Blows it momentarily out, and he has to light it.
144, This brought Saints out of their shell and they forced a series of corners that a scrambling Celtic only just survived.
145, But Shell argues that although it has an obligation to the communities, so has the government, which is largely absent.
146, The organ most at risk is the brain, being enclosed within a rigid bony shell.
147, The clams were mostly oil-drenched bread crumbs with a morsel of chopped clam buried at the bottom of the shell.
148, A diaper design was then card-wired on to the shell using a template and a straight-edge.
149, One was curved like a shell; in its depths, pale amethyst glinted.
150, The most recent major incident was a blast last April 1 at the Shell refinery in Martinez.
More similar words: helloshelfhelpwellbellyelltellcellsellhelmetshelterswellspellhelpfulcannot helpselleras wellsell outyellowtell onsell offnonethelessto the lifeand the likesmell outwell knowndwell onsmell ofwell-knownin the least
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