Words Containing SHEL
Here's the list of all the 171 Words Containing SHEL in the English Language.
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| shell | 1. ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun 2. the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals More Definitions → |
| shelf | 1. a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects 2. a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water More Definitions → |
| shelter | 1. a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger 2. protective covering that provides protection from the weather More Definitions → |
| shelves | 1. a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects 2. a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water More Definitions → |
| bookshelf | 1. a shelf on which to keep books More Definitions → |
| shellfish | 1. meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean) 2. invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell More Definitions → |
| nutshell | 1. the shell around the kernel of a nut More Definitions → |
| sheltered | 1. protected from danger or bad weather More Definitions → |
| bookshelves | 1. a shelf on which to keep books More Definitions → |
| bombshell | 1. an entertainer who has a sensational effect 2. a shocking surprise More Definitions → |
| clamshell | 1. the shell of a clam 2. a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam More Definitions → |
| shelled | 1. of animals or fruits that have a shell More Definitions → |
| bushel | 1. a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches 2. a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks More Definitions → |
| shelling | 1. the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target More Definitions → |
| seashell | 1. the shell of a marine organism More Definitions → |
| shellac | 1. cover with shellac 2. lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white More Definitions → |
| eggshell | 1. the exterior covering of a bird's egg More Definitions → |
| shelve | 1. hold back to a later time 2. place on a shelf More Definitions → |
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