noun: ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
noun: the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
noun: hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
noun: the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
noun: the exterior covering of a bird's egg
noun: a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice"
noun: a very light narrow racing boat
noun: the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case"
noun: a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
noun: the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
verb: use explosives on; "The enemy has been shelling us all day"
verb: create by using explosives; "blast a passage through the mountain"
verb: fall out of the pod or husk; "The corn shelled"
verb: hit the pitches of hard and regularly; "He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning"
verb: look for and collect shells by the seashore
verb: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game"
verb: remove from its shell or outer covering; "shell the legumes"; "shell mussels"
verb: remove the husks from; "husk corn"
Length: 5 letters
Scrabble value: 8
Words with Friends value: 9
Literati value: 6
TWL (USA): Found
SOWPODS (UK): Found
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