shell

Pronunciation

• enPR: shĕl, IPA ^(key): /ʃɛl/

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  (file)

Noun

Singular shell

Plural shells

A shell

1. (countable) A hard object that can be found on beaches.

   I have a collection of colorful shells at home which I have collected when I visit the beach.

Verb

Plain form shell

Third-person singular shells

Past tense shelled

Past participle shelled

Present participle shelling

1. An act of bombing.

   The shelling of the South Korean island is a major event that happened in 2010.