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shell [shells] (accreted mineral formed around a hollow geode) noun [UK: ʃel] [US: ˈʃel] | drusanoun geodenoun |
shell [shells] (casing of an artillery projectile) noun [UK: ʃel] [US: ˈʃel] | bossolonoun |
shell [shells] (covering of a nut) noun [UK: ʃel] [US: ˈʃel] | mallonoun |
shell [shells] (entomology: exoskeleton of certain insects) noun [UK: ʃel] [US: ˈʃel] | carapacenoun esoscheletronoun |
shell [shells] (garment with short or no sleeves that often fastens in the rear) noun [UK: ʃel] [US: ˈʃel] | blusanoun camicettanoun topnoun |
shell [shells] (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates) noun [UK: ʃel] [US: ˈʃel] | conchiglianoun |
shell [shells] (hard covering of an egg) noun [UK: ʃel] [US: ˈʃel] | guscionoun |
shell [shells] (hollow usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a mortar or a cannon) noun [UK: ʃel] [US: ˈʃel] | granatanoun ogivanoun |
shell [shelled, shelling, shells] (informal: to disburse or give up money, to pay) verb [UK: ʃel] [US: ˈʃel] | sborsareverb |
shell [shells] (overlapping hard plates comprising the armor covering armadillo's body) noun [UK: ʃel] [US: ˈʃel] | placcanoun placca osseanoun |
shell [shells] (pod) noun [UK: ʃel] [US: ˈʃel] | baccellonoun |
shell [shelled, shelling, shells] (to remove the outer covering or shell of something) verb [UK: ʃel] [US: ˈʃel] | sgranareverb sgusciareverbI am shelling eggs. = Sto sgusciando le uova. |
shellac (processed secretion of the lac insect) noun [UK: ʃə.ˈlæk] [US: ʃə.ˈlæk] | gommalaccanoun |
shellac [shellacked, shellacking, shellacs] (to coat with shellac) verb [UK: ʃə.ˈlæk] [US: ʃə.ˈlæk] | laccareverb |
shellfish [shellfishes] (aquatic food that has a shell) noun [UK: ˈʃel.fɪʃ] [US: ˈʃel.fɪʃ] | crostaceonoun mollusconoun |
shelling (artillery bombardment) noun [UK: ˈʃel.ɪŋ] [US: ˈʃel.ɪŋ] | bombardamentonoun |
bombshell (a bomb or artillery shell designed to explode on impact) noun [UK: ˈbɒm.ʃel] [US: ˈbɑːm.ˌʃel] | bombanoun granatanoun |
bombshell (someone who is very attractive) noun [UK: ˈbɒm.ʃel] [US: ˈbɑːm.ˌʃel] | schiantonoun |
bombshell (something that is very surprising, shocking, amazing or sensational) noun [UK: ˈbɒm.ʃel] [US: ˈbɑːm.ˌʃel] | notizia clamorosanoun |
eggshell [eggshells] (object) noun [UK: ˈeɡ.ʃel] [US: ˈeg.ˌʃel] | guscio d'uovonoun |
in a nutshell (in summary) adverb [UK: ɪn ə ˈnʌt ʃel] [US: ɪn ə ˈnʌ.ˌtʃel] | in breveadverb in poche paroleadverb in sostanzaadverb |
nutshell [nutshells] (the shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut) noun [UK: ˈnʌt ʃel] [US: ˈnʌ.ˌtʃel] | guscio di nocenoun |
seashell [seashells] (shell) noun [UK: ˈsiː.ʃel] [US: ˈsiː.ˌʃel] | conchiglianoun |
walk on eggshells (to act carefully to avoid upsetting someone) verb |