shell
noun
/ʃɛl/
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- The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
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conquilla,
closca,
conxa
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- (computing) An operating system software user interface, whose primary purpose is to launch other programs and control their interactions; the user's command interpreter. Shell is a way to separate the internal complexity of the implementation of the command from the user. The internals can change while the user experience/interface remains the same.
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closca,
consola,
terminal
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- The conjoined scutes that constitute the "shell" (carapace) of a tortoise or turtle.
- (entomology) The exoskeleton or wing covers of certain insects.
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closca
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- A hard external covering of an animal.
- One of the outer layers of skin of an onion.
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closca,
clovella
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- (weaponry) A hollow, usually spherical or cylindrical projectile fired from a siege mortar or a smoothbore cannon. It contains an explosive substance designed to be ignited by a fuse or by percussion at the target site so that it will burst and scatter at high velocity its contents and fragments. Formerly called a bomb.
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obús
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- (architecture) Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in, as the shell of a house.
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buc
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- (in the plural) Husks of cacao seeds, a decoction of which is sometimes used as a substitute or adulterant for cocoa and its products such as chocolate.
- (weaponry) The cartridge of a breechloading firearm; a load; a bullet; a round.
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clovella
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shelling
noun
/ˈʃɛlɪŋ/
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- An artillery bombardment.
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bombardament,
bombardeig
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