Synonyms for shell

verb

• remove the husks from
• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
• 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
• remove from its shell or outer covering

noun

• hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
• the exterior covering of a bird's egg
• 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)
• a very light narrow racing boat
• ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
• a rigid covering that envelops an object
• the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
• the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
• the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals