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shell [shells] (computing: general-purpose environment) noun [UK: ʃel] [US: ˈʃel] | gebruikersomgevingsubstantief shellsubstantief |
shell [shells] (covering of a nut) noun [UK: ʃel] [US: ˈʃel] | omhulselsubstantief |
shell [shells] (hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of many invertebrates) noun [UK: ʃel] [US: ˈʃel] | schelpsubstantief |
shell [shells] (hard covering of an egg) noun [UK: ʃel] [US: ˈʃel] | eierschaalsubstantief schaalsubstantief |
shell [shells] (hollow usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a mortar or a cannon) noun [UK: ʃel] [US: ˈʃel] | obussubstantief |
shell [shells] (music: string instrument, whose acoustical chamber is formed like a shell) noun [UK: ʃel] [US: ˈʃel] | liersubstantief |
shell [shells] (psychological barrier to social interaction) noun [UK: ʃel] [US: ˈʃel] | schulpsubstantief |
shell [shelled, shelling, shells] (to remove the outer covering or shell of something) verb [UK: ʃel] [US: ˈʃel] | doppenwerkwoord krakenwerkwoord pellenwerkwoord schillenwerkwoord |
shell [shells] noun [UK: ʃel] [US: ˈʃel] | hulssubstantief schilsubstantief |
shellac (processed secretion of the lac insect) noun [UK: ʃə.ˈlæk] [US: ʃə.ˈlæk] | schellaksubstantief |
shellac [shellacked, shellacking, shellacs] (to coat with shellac) verb [UK: ʃə.ˈlæk] [US: ʃə.ˈlæk] | lakkenwerkwoord |
shellfish [shellfishes] (aquatic food that has a shell) noun [UK: ˈʃel.fɪʃ] [US: ˈʃel.fɪʃ] | schelpdiersubstantief |
acorn-shell (barnacle of the genus Balanus) noun | zeepoksubstantief |
eggshell [eggshells] (object) noun [UK: ˈeɡ.ʃel] [US: ˈeg.ˌʃel] | eierschaalsubstantief |
in a nutshell (in summary) adverb [UK: ɪn ə ˈnʌt ʃel] [US: ɪn ə ˈnʌ.ˌtʃel] | in een notendopbijwoord |
nutshell [nutshells] (the shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut) noun [UK: ˈnʌt ʃel] [US: ˈnʌ.ˌtʃel] | notendopsubstantief |
seashell [seashells] (shell) noun [UK: ˈsiː.ʃel] [US: ˈsiː.ˌʃel] | schelpsubstantief |
walk on eggshells (to act carefully to avoid upsetting someone) verb | op eieren lopenwerkwoord |