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adjective

Having a protective outer case or covering.

Usage examples:

Crabs and other shelled creatures
verb

Bombard with shells.

Usage examples:

Several villages north of the security zone were shelled
noun

Bombardment by shells.

Usage examples:

Their house was destroyed by shellfire

Shellfish

ˈʃel.fɪʃ
noun

An aquatic shelled mollusc (e.g. an oyster or cockle) or crustacean (e.g. a crab or shrimp), especially one that is edible.

Usage examples:

This species is harmful to marine shellfish
verb

Bombard with shells.

Usage examples:

Several villages north of the security zone were shelled
noun

The hard protective outer case of a mollusc or crustacean.

Usage examples:

Cowrie shells
adjective

Strong enough to resist the effects of blast from a shell or bomb.

Usage examples:

The tunnel was shellproof
noun

The hard protective outer case of a mollusc or crustacean.

Usage examples:

Cowrie shells
verb

Short for shell program.

adjective

Suffering from shell shock.

noun

Ornamentation consisting of shells cemented on to a surface.

Usage examples:

The armchair's densely carved scallops and shellwork, rosebuds, floral bouquets, and cartouche-shap…
noun

A secret language used by travellers in ireland and the uk, based largely on altered irish or gaelic words.

Usage examples:

Words from romany (originally an indian dialect), shelta (the cant of the irish tinkers), yiddish, …
noun

A place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger.

Usage examples:

Huts like this are used as a shelter during the winter
verb

Protect or shield from something harmful, especially bad weather.

Usage examples:

The hut sheltered him from the cold wind
noun

A line of trees or shrubs planted to protect an area, especially a field of crops, from fierce weather.

adjective

(of a place) protected from bad weather.

Usage examples:

The plants need a shady, sheltered spot in the garden
verb

Protect or shield from something harmful, especially bad weather.

Usage examples:

The hut sheltered him from the cold wind
verb

Protect or shield from something harmful, especially bad weather.

Usage examples:

The hut sheltered him from the cold wind
noun

A place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger.

Usage examples:

Huts like this are used as a shelter during the winter
noun

A place giving temporary protection from bad weather or danger.

Usage examples:

Huts like this are used as a shelter during the winter
verb

Protect or shield from something harmful, especially bad weather.

Usage examples:

The hut sheltered him from the cold wind
noun

Mature trees left standing to provide shelter in which saplings can grow.

Usage examples:

There are four basic harvesting and regeneration systems: clearcut, shelterwood, seed tree, and sel…
noun

A shetland pony or sheepdog.

Usage examples:

The sheltie pattern specifies that shelties may be no smaller than 10 and no greater than 13 inches…
noun

A shetland pony or sheepdog.

Usage examples:

The sheltie pattern specifies that shelties may be no smaller than 10 and no greater than 13 inches…
noun

A shetland pony or sheepdog.

Usage examples:

The sheltie pattern specifies that shelties may be no smaller than 10 and no greater than 13 inches…
verb

Place or arrange (items, especially books) on a shelf.

Usage examples:

We had catalogued and shelved all the books shipped in that day
verb

Place or arrange (items, especially books) on a shelf.

Usage examples:

We had catalogued and shelved all the books shipped in that day
noun

A flat length of wood or other rigid material, attached to a wall or forming part of a piece of furniture, that provides a surface for the storage or display of objects.

Usage examples:

The pieces were displayed on shelves, propped against the wall, emphasizing their three-dimensional…
verb

Place or arrange (items, especially books) on a shelf.

Usage examples:

We had catalogued and shelved all the books shipped in that day

Pl of shelf

noun

Shelves collectively.

Usage examples:

A lack of shelving and cupboards
verb

Place or arrange (items, especially books) on a shelf.

Usage examples:

We had catalogued and shelved all the books shipped in that day
noun

Shelves collectively.

Usage examples:

A lack of shelving and cupboards
proper noun

(in the bible) a son of noah (gen. 10:21), traditional ancestor of the semites.

proper noun

A hebrew text consisting of three passages from the pentateuch (deuteronomy 6:4, 11:13–21; numbers 15:37–41) and beginning ‘hear o israel, the lord our god is one lord’. it forms an important part of jewish evening and morning prayer and is used as a jewish confession of faith.

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