Phrase Hound found 174 phrases and 125 compound words that contain shell. The most common are listed below. Open shell in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 174
- shell scriptA prewritten list of commands, and perhaps other control information, to be executed (interpreted) by a shell or other command interpreter.
- shell outTo pay money, to disburse; especially, to pay a great deal of money.
- shell scriptsplural of shell script: A prewritten list of commands, and perhaps other control information, to be executed (interpreted) by a shell or other command interpreter.
- shell companyA company that engages in no substantive business activities, but instead exists as a vehicle for legal or financial transactions, typically to shield another party from liability or other issues.
- shell shockA psychiatric condition characterized by fatigue caused by battle, corresponding largely with the current diagnosis of post-traumatic stress disorder.
- shell gameA game of skill which requires the bettor to guess which of three small cups (or shells) a pea-sized object is concealed under, after the party operating the game rapidly rearranges them, providing opportunity for sleight-of-hand trickery.
- Outer shell
- coconut shell
- star shellA type of ammunition shell which bursts to release a shower of stars for illuminating enemy positions etc.
- pen shellAny of the Pinnidae, a family of large saltwater clams.
- shell suitA lightweight tracksuit consisting of a zip-front jacket and matching elasticated trousers, each having an outer nylon shell, often bearing panels and flashes of different colours, and inner cotton lining; popular in the late 1980s and …
- electron shellThe collective states of all electrons in an atom having the same principal quantum number (visualized as an orbit in which the electrons move).
- Shell LakeA village in the Rural Municipality of Spiritwood, Saskatchewan, Canada.
- tortoise shellThe shell of a tortoise, sometimes inaccurately the shell of a turtle, or that material.
- shell jacketA short jacket reaching the hips, once part of military uniforms.
- Shell RidgeA census-designated place in Contra Costa County, California, United States.
- half shellInexpensive; not overpriced.
- sea shellAlternative form of seashell: The empty shell of a marine mollusk.
- Shell HavenA small bay and former port and oil refinery in Thurrock borough, Essex, England (OS grid ref TQ7481)
- shell-shockedStunned or mentally unbalanced by prolonged stress such as experienced in combat or under fire (shell-fire); suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder.
- shell gingerAn East Asian plant related to ginger, Alpinia zerumbet, grown for its showy flowers, which are shell-pink on the outside and intensely orange and red on the inside.
- band shellAlternative form of bandshell: A large, outdoor performing venue typically used by bands and orchestras, with the roof protecting musicians from the elements and reflecting the sound towards the audience.
- breast shellA lightweight hollow plastic disk worn inside the brassiere to help correct flat or inverted nipples for breastfeeding.
- carrier shellAny marine snail of the family Xenophoridae, which cements stones and shell fragments to its own shell.
- file shellAny mollusc of the genus Limatula.
Compound words 125
- shellfishA fisheries and colloquial term for an aquatic invertebrate having an inner or outer shell, such as a mollusc or crustacean, especially when edible.
- nutshellThe shell that surrounds the kernel of a nut.
- bombshellAny grenade, mortar shell, or artillery shell (hollow metal object) containing a charge that can explode.
- ShellyA surname from Old English, variant of Shelley.
- clamshellThe shell of a clam.
- shellacA processed secretion of the lac insect, Coccus lacca; used in polishes, varnishes etc.
- shuckThe shell or husk, especially of grains (e.g. corn/maize) or nuts (e.g. walnuts).
- eggshellThe shell around an egg.
- tortoiseshellThe horny, translucent, mottled covering of the carapace of the hawksbill turtle, used as a veneer etc.
- hardshellHaving a tough outer shell.