Definition of shells

Scrabble & Words with friends points

• shells is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 9
• shells is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 9
• shells is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 10

Definition of shells

• remove the husks from (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. husk
• hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. carapace
  2. cuticle
  3. shield
• come out better in a competition, race, or conflict (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. beat
  2. beat out
  3. crush
  4. trounce
  5. vanquish
• the exterior covering of a bird's egg (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. eggshell
• the housing or outer covering of something (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. case
  2. casing
• a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. plate
  2. scale
• use explosives on (verb)

  Examples

  1. The enemy has been shelling us all day

  Synonyms

  1. blast
• create by using explosives (verb)

  Synonyms

  1. blast
• a very light narrow racing boat (noun)

  Synonyms

  1. racing shell
• ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun (noun)
• a rigid covering that envelops an object (noun)

  Examples

  1. the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice
• fall out of the pod or husk (verb)

  Examples

  1. The corn shelled
• hit the pitches of hard and regularly (verb)

  Examples

  1. He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning
• look for and collect shells by the seashore (verb)
• remove from its shell or outer covering (verb)

  Examples

  1. shell the legumes
  2. shell mussels
• the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod (noun)
• the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts (noun)
• the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals (noun)

See definition of shells in Merriam Webster