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    [Noun]  | "shell" | \ ˈshel \


    1: a hard rigid usually largely calcareous covering or support of an animal

    2: the hard or tough often thin outer covering of an egg (as of a bird or reptile)

    3: the covering or outside part of a fruit or seed especially when hard or fibrous

    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English sciell; akin to Old English scealu shell, Old Norse skel, Lithuanian skelti to split, Greek skallein to hoe;

    [Noun]  | "shell bean" 


    1: a bean grown primarily for its edible seeds

    2: the edible seed of a bean

    Origin: 1868 ;

    [Noun]  | "shell game" 


    1: thimblerig played especially with three walnut shells

    2: fraud; especially : a swindle involving the substitution of something of little or no value for a valuable item

    Origin: 1890 ;

    [Noun]  | "shell jacket" 


    1: a short tight military jacket worn buttoned up the front

    2: mess jacket

    Origin: 1840 ;

    [Noun]  | "shell pink" 


    1: a light yellowish pink

    Origin: 1887 ;

    [Noun]  | "shell shock" 


    1: post-traumatic stress disorder occurring under wartime conditions (as combat) that cause intense stress : battle fatigue, combat fatigue

    Origin: 1915 ;

    [Noun]  | "shell steak" 


    1: the part of a short loin of beef that contains no tenderloin

    Origin: circa 1968 ;

    [Verb]  | "shell" 


    1: to take out of a natural enclosing cover (such as a shell, husk, pod, or capsule)

    2: to separate the kernels of (corn, wheat, oats, etc.) from the cob, ear, or husk

    3: to throw shells at, upon, or into : bombard

    Origin: 1562 ;

    [Verb]  | "shell out" 


    1: pay

    Origin: 1801 ;

    [Adjective]  | "shell-shocked" | \ ˈshel-ˌshäkt \


    1: affected with shell shock or combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder

    2: mentally confused, upset, or exhausted as a result of a highly stressful or disturbing and often unexpected event or experience

    Origin: 1915 ;

    [Noun]  | "shell" 


    1: something that encloses another thing especially to protect it;


      * e.g., " ... eating oysters straight out of their shells "




    2: the arrangement of parts that gives something its basic form;


      * e.g., " ... workers at the shipyard have thus far erected the shell of the ship "



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    3: an outer part or layer;


      * e.g., " ... the shell of the building is all glass, making it conspicuous on a street with mostly limestone facades "



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    [Noun]  | "shell game" 


    1: an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value;


      * e.g., " ... it's amazing how intelligent people fall for that investment-fund shell game "



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    [Noun]  | "shell games" 


    1: an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value;


      * e.g., " ... it's amazing how intelligent people fall for that investment-fund shell game "



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    [Verb]  | "shell" 


    1: to remove the natural covering of;


      * e.g., " ... shelling peanuts "



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    2: to use bombs or artillery against;


      * e.g., " ... the enemy shelled the city for days without letup "



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    [Verb]  | "shell out" 


    1: to hand over or use up in payment;


      * e.g., " ... we shelled out an obscene amount of money for those concert tickets "



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    [Adjective]  | "shell-shocked" 


    1: suffering from high levels of physical and especially psychological stress;


      * e.g., " ... even after the long furlough, the returning soldiers still felt a little shell-shocked "




    2: suffering from mental confusion;


      * e.g., " ... shell-shocked survivors who were in dire need of every kind of help "



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    [Adjective]  | "hard-shell" 


    1: as in severe, strict;



     [ "shell" ]

    1: One who is brazen, fearless or disregards the consequences of his/her actions. Crazy, Overconfident, Ill.

      * e.g.,  ...  He came in and assaulted the young man openly in public, He is rather "shell" 

     [ "shell" ]

    2: Origin:Charlotte, NC - the QC - the Queen City

      * e.g.,  ...  Dude just rolled in and punch my man dead in his grill. He straight "shell" 

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    1: A slang term used in Cleveland and surrounding cities to refer to a cigar of any kind used to smoke marijuana.

      * e.g.,  ... I got some green, but do you got a shell? 

     [ "shell" ]

    1: being extremely high; brain on fried

      * e.g.,  ... guy 1: AHHHHAAAHHHHH!!!!!! 

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    1: An exclamation used by someone when describing someone else who in a position that's usually both unlucky and embarassing. This is a Manchester UK specific slang-word.

      * e.g.,  ... 'His mum caught him having a hand-shandy.' 

     [ "shell" ]

    1: a gas station

      * e.g.,  ... i was just at shell 

     [ "shell" ]

    1: A shell is the command processor interface. The command processor is the program that executes operating system commands. The shell, therefore, is the part of the command processor that accepts commands. After verifying that the commands are valid, the shell sends them to another part of the command processor to be executed.

      * e.g.,  ... When Windows failed to boot, I needed to use a DOS shell. 

     [ "shell" ]

    1: slang for bullet, but this is actually incorrectly used. a shell is actually a high calibur bullet, usually from a shotgun.

      * e.g.,  ... "I been hit with a few shells, but I don't walk with a limp" 

     [ "shell" ]

    1: fuckin gorgeous, lovely girl

     [ "shell" ]

    1: Extreme intoxication through alcohol consumption. Typically characterised by the inability to respond coherently to even simple questions. Derived from 'shell of a man'. One step up the scale of drunkenness from battered.

      * e.g.,  ... That was an excellent night. There was loads of beer and I pushed through battered to achieve shell. 

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    1: British slang; impossibly drunk and so far gone that indescribable things will happen. The worst possible case of being drunk, above battered.

      * e.g.,  ... Whoa mate, you're shell. I'll call a taxi. 

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