shell
noun
/ʃɛl/
|
- The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
|
schelp
|
- A hard external covering of an animal.
- One of the outer layers of skin of an onion.
|
schaal,
eierschaal
|
- (weaponry) The cartridge of a breechloading firearm; a load; a bullet; a round.
|
schaal,
omhulsel
|
- (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.
|
gebruikersomgeving,
shell
|
|
|
huls,
schil
|
- (music) A string instrument, as a lyre, whose acoustical chamber is formed like a shell.
|
lier
|
- (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.
|
obus
|
- (architecture) Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in, as the shell of a house.
|
ruwbouw
|
- A psychological barrier to social interaction.
|
schulp
|
shell
verb
/ʃɛl/
|
- To remove the outer covering or shell of something.
- (intransitive) To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk.
|
doppen,
kraken,
pellen,
schillen
|
shelling
noun
/ˈʃɛlɪŋ/
|
- An artillery bombardment.
|
bombardement
|