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Shell
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openly
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bride
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Shell
/ʃel/
An outer covering or protective layer that encases something.
Synonyms:
casing
cover
husk
hull
carapace
crust
Antonyms:
This word has no antonyms
Examples:
There is nothing sad about empty
shells
."
With these
shells
falling, it may be at any time.'
There were many more bones and old
shells
on this beach.
Etymology:
From Old English
scell
or
sciell
, originating from Proto-Germanic
skaljo
, related to Dutch
schel
, German
Schale
, and Latin
calyx
.
Usage Statistics:
17 mentions per 1 million words
Moderate
Hint:
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