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I. shell [ʃel] N

1. shell BOT:

shell of a nut
Schale f <-, -n>
shell of a pea
Hülse f <-, -n>
shell of a pea
Schote f <-, -n>

2. shell ZOOL:

shell of an egg
Schale f <-, -n>
shell of a mollusc, crustacian
Schale f <-, -n>
shell of a tortoise, turtle
Panzer m <-s, ->
shell of an insect wing
shell (mother of pearl)
Perlmutt nt <-s>
crab shell
snail shell
Schneckenhaus nt <-es, -häuser>

2. shell:

shell (of a building)
Mauerwerk nt <-(e)s, -e>
Rohbau m <-bauten>
Ruine f <-, -n>
shell of a vehicle
Karosserie f <-, -n>

3. shell MIL (for artillery):

shell
Granate f <-, -n>

4. shell Am (cartridge):

shell
Patrone f <-, -n>

5. shell (boat):

shell

6. shell FOOD:

[pastry] shell

7. shell COMPUT (software):

shell
Shell f

Phrases:

to bring sb out of their shell
to come out of one's shell
to go [back] [or crawl [back]][or retreat] into one's shell

II. shell [ʃel] VB trans

1. shell (remove shell):

to shell sth
to shell nuts
to shell peas

2. shell (bombard):

to shell sth

III. shell [ʃel] VB intr

to shell easily

shell N

shell
shell
OpenDict entry

shell VB

cor·po·rate ˈshell N FIN

corporate shell
Mantel m <-s, Män·tel>

ˈQ shell N NUCL

Q shell

I. shell out inf VB trans

to shell out sth
für etw acc blechen inf

II. shell out inf VB intr

1. shell out (pay):

to shell out for sth/sb
für etw/jdn bezahlen

2. shell out COMPUT:

to shell out from sth
von etw dat zur Shell wechseln

ˈshell-like N Brit hum

ˈshell shock N no pl dated (combat stress reaction)

shell shock

ˈshell-shocked ADJ

1. shell-shocked (after battle):

shell-shocked

2. shell-shocked inf (dazed):

shell-shocked
shell-shocked
to be shell-shocked

ˈshell suit N

ˈshell top N

shell top

ˈsnail shell N

snail shell
Schneckenhaus nt <-es, -häuser>

egg shell

egg shell

smooth shell

smooth shell

corporate shell N CORP STRUCT

OpenDict entry

shell shock N

OpenDict entry

shell-shocked ADJ

Present
Ishell
youshell
he/she/itshells
weshell
youshell
theyshell
Past
Ishelled
youshelled
he/she/itshelled
weshelled
youshelled
theyshelled
Present Perfect
Ihaveshelled
youhaveshelled
he/she/ithasshelled
wehaveshelled
youhaveshelled
theyhaveshelled
Past Perfect
Ihadshelled
youhadshelled
he/she/ithadshelled
wehadshelled
youhadshelled
theyhadshelled