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shell

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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈʃɛl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ʃɛl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(shel)

Collocations for "shell"


Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "shell" in context.

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shell

ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.
n
  1. a [sea, mussel, tortoise, clam, snail] shell
  2. as thin as an egg shell
  3. (just) [an empty, a hollow] shell
  4. the [outer, exterior, protective] shell
  5. [bullet, mortar, missile, rocket] shells
  6. [peanut, coconut, walnut] shells
  7. [taco, tortilla, pasta, pie] shells
  8. [collect, find, gather] shells (on the beach)
  9. [crack, break, split] open the shell
  10. [crack] the shell open
  11. [fill, boil, cook] pasta shells
  12. shells [on, from] the [shore, beach, bay, ocean]
  13. the new [girl, student, worker] came out of her shell (eventually)
  14. is [just, merely, barely] a shell (of a man)
  15. a shell of [a man, her former self, the man he once was]
  16. the shell of the [building, house]
  17. a bombed-out shell
  18. (the enemy) fired shells at them
n as adj
  1. [soldiers, men] were suffering from shell shock
  2. a shell casing
v
  1. shell the [enemy, base, bunker, town]
  2. the [rebels, tanks] shelled the [enemy]
  3. shell [oysters, mussels, peanuts, pistachios]
  4. shelling at the [beach, ocean]
  5. shell out [$400] for a new [TV, transmission]
'shell' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

🗣️Forum discussions with the word(s) "shell" in the title:

?"an old, gray thermos flask made of a plastic shell and a mercury-coated inside, its cover the shape of a monk’s hat"? - English Only forum
..shell, from which after sunset come tentacles into being.. - English Only forum
a shell burst slick upon the duck-boards - English Only forum
A shell of himself - English Only forum
a shell of its former self - English Only forum
a shell? - English Only forum
a single shell - English Only forum
a structural analysis of the shell was conducted/made/done/carried out - English Only forum
A structural analysis of/in the shell structure is carried out. - English Only forum
a thin shell of ice on the water in the mire - English Only forum
Almonds with shell, almonds without shell - English Only forum
breach (of a gun) + shell (of a gun) - English Only forum
Broken Shell - English Only forum
bullet casings vs. shell casings - English Only forum
carefully 'prizing away' sharp pieces of shell [prize / prise] - English Only forum
catch out a shell-shocked Spain - English Only forum
companies that shipped oil from the fields, including Shell - English Only forum
continuous bottom shell - English Only forum
corckle-shell - English Only forum
cracker shell shotgun - English Only forum
deckpants and a shell blouse - English Only forum
develop a shell - English Only forum
Dotted Shell Turtle or Dotted Shelled Turtle? - English Only forum
dropped the bed shell - English Only forum
Drum wall, drum shell - English Only forum
egg shell or egg peel? - English Only forum
Empty shell of a man - English Only forum
From the position of shell casings he shot .... - English Only forum
from the whole shell heaven - English Only forum
had eaten its nut to a hollow shell - English Only forum
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