Meaning of "shell" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SHELL

Old English sciell; related to Old Norse skel shell, Gothic skalja tile, Middle Low German schelle shell.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF SHELL

shell  [ʃɛl]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SHELL

Shell is a verb and can also act as a noun.

A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb shell in English.

WHAT DOES SHELL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of shell in the English dictionary

The first definition of shell in the dictionary is the protective calcareous or membranous outer layer of an egg, esp a bird's egg. Other definition of shell is the hard outer covering of many molluscs that is secreted by the mantle. Shell is also any other hard outer layer, such as the exoskeleton of many arthropods.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SHELL

PRESENT

Present

I shell

you shell

he/she/it shells

we shell

you shell

they shell

Present continuous

I am shelling

you are shelling

he/she/it is shelling

we are shelling

you are shelling

they are shelling

Present perfect

I have shelled

you have shelled

he/she/it has shelled

we have shelled

you have shelled

they have shelled

Present perfect continuous

I have been shelling

you have been shelling

he/she/it has been shelling

we have been shelling

you have been shelling

they have been shelling

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I shelled

you shelled

he/she/it shelled

we shelled

you shelled

they shelled

Past continuous

I was shelling

you were shelling

he/she/it was shelling

we were shelling

you were shelling

they were shelling

Past perfect

I had shelled

you had shelled

he/she/it had shelled

we had shelled

you had shelled

they had shelled

Past perfect continuous

I had been shelling

you had been shelling

he/she/it had been shelling

we had been shelling

you had been shelling

they had been shelling

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will shell

you will shell

he/she/it will shell

we will shell

you will shell

they will shell

Future continuous

I will be shelling

you will be shelling

he/she/it will be shelling

we will be shelling

you will be shelling

they will be shelling

Future perfect

I will have shelled

you will have shelled

he/she/it will have shelled

we will have shelled

you will have shelled

they will have shelled

Future perfect continuous

I will have been shelling

you will have been shelling

he/she/it will have been shelling

we will have been shelling

you will have been shelling

they will have been shelling

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would shell

you would shell

he/she/it would shell

we would shell

you would shell

they would shell

Conditional continuous

I would be shelling

you would be shelling

he/she/it would be shelling

we would be shelling

you would be shelling

they would be shelling

Conditional perfect

I would have shell

you would have shell

he/she/it would have shell

we would have shell

you would have shell

they would have shell

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been shelling

you would have been shelling

he/she/it would have been shelling

we would have been shelling

you would have been shelling

they would have been shelling

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you shell
we let´s shell
you shell

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to shell

Past participle

shelled

Present Participle

shelling

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

SYNONYMS OF «SHELL»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «shell» and belong to the same grammatical category.

synonyms of shell

armour · attack · barrage · bashfulness · blitz · bomb · bombard · bullet · carapace · cartridge · case · chassis · diffidence · frame · framework · hull · husk · missile · modesty · mousiness · nervousness · pellet · pod · projectile · reticence · self-consciousness · shot · shuck · shyness · skeleton · slug · strafe · strike · structure · timidity · timidness · timorousness

TRANSLATION OF SHELL

Find out the translation of shell to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of shell from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «shell» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 壳
• Translator English - Spanish: cáscara
• English: shell
• Translator English - Hindi: खोल
• Translator English - Arabic: قِشْر
• Translator English - Russian: раковина
• Translator English - Portuguese: casca
• Translator English - Bengali: খোল
• Translator English - French: coquille
• Translator English - Malay: Shell
• Translator English - German: Schale
• Translator English - Japanese: 殻
• Translator English - Korean: 껍데기
• Translator English - Javanese: Cangkang
• Translator English - Vietnamese: vỏ
• Translator English - Tamil: ஓடு
• Translator English - Marathi: शेल
• Translator English - Turkish: kabuk
• Translator English - Italian: conchiglia
• Translator English - Polish: skorupka
• Translator English - Ukrainian: шкаралупа
• Translator English - Romanian: găoace
• Translator English - Greek: κέλυφος
• Translator English - Afrikaans: dop
• Translator English - Swedish: snäcka
• Translator English - Norwegian: skjell

10 QUOTES WITH «SHELL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word shell.

1

Kristin Armstrong

Runners and yogis are alike in lots of ways, and not just because some of us need yoga to unkink what running jams. Runners and yogis are also alike because of this tortoise shell idea, this 'home' we can access inside ourselves.

2

Kylie Bax

My first child, I think I was completely shell shocked. I was ecstatic but in shock that I was now responsible completely for another life and it was my co-creation and how did I manage that?! I was in awe that I had actually done what millions of other women had done, given birth and now an added responsibility of 'mommy' in my life ahead!

3

Anne Beatts

If you want to write for T.V. and movies, you will be subjected to kind and unkind criticism. You had better get used to it and develop a shell.

4

Edgar Bergen

After 13 years of life on the half shell in Hollywood, I have made a trip where I wasn't a tourist.

5

Charlie Bewley

I think with acting, since I became an actor... I, as a person, have become more confident and I have really come out of my shell somewhat... and back to myself, you know.

6

Hugo Black

Paramount among the responsibilities of a free press is the duty to prevent any part of the government from deceiving the people and sending them off to distant lands to die of foreign fevers and foreign shot and shell.

7

Jeff Bridges

Most cynics are really crushed romantics: they've been hurt, they're sensitive, and their cynicism is a shell that's protecting this tiny, dear part in them that's still alive.

8

Cass Canfield

Some people think that doctors and nurses can put scrambled eggs back in the shell.

9

Jane Welsh Carlyle

I have lived so long among people who do not understand me, been so long accustomed to refrain and disguise myself for fear of being laughed at, that I have grown as difficult to come at as a snail in a shell; and what is worse, I cannot come out of my shell when I wish it.

10

Andrew Carnegie

The first man gets the oyster, the second man gets the shell.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SHELL»

Discover the use of shell in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to shell and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

Classic Shell Scripting: Hidden Commands that Unlock the ...

With shell scripts, you can combine the fundamental Unix text and file processing commands to crunch data and automate repetitive tasks. But beneath this simple promise lies a treacherous ocean of variations in Unix commands and standards.

Arnold Robbins, Nelson H. F. Beebe, 2005

Learning the bash Shell: Unix Shell Programming

With this book, programmers will learn: How to install bash as your login shell The basics of interactive shell use, including UNIX file and directory structures, standard I/O, and background jobs Command line editing, history substitution, ...

Cameron Newham, 2005

100 Shell Programs in Unix

Kindly practice the programs and verify or contradict what we say. All the examples in this text are actual, runnable code tested on UNIX system. As a reader of this book, you are the most important critic and commentator.

Sarika Jain, 2009

Shell Craft

Easy-to-follow instructions for decorative boxes, mirror frames, soap dishes, jewelry, napkin holders, paperweights, much more. Profusely illustrated. Includes list of supply sources.

Virginie Fowler Elbert, Virginie Fowler, 1993

Sams Teach Yourself Shell Programming in 24 Hours

This book uses the effective and proven 'Teach Yourself' format to instruct the reader how to make their shell work for them.

Sriranga Veeraraghavan, 2002

There Was an Old Lady Who Swallowed a Shell!

In this variation on the traditional cumulative rhyme, a woman swallows a shell, a crab, a fish, a gull, a pail, some sand, and a wave.

Lucille Colandro, 2008

UNIX Shell Programming

Explains how to develop programs in the UNIX operating system, discussing how to perform tasks including building, debugging, and understanding how shell scripts work.

Stephen G. Kochan, Patrick H. Wood, 2003

Shell Scripting Recipes: A Problem-Solution Approach

This book is geared towards any Unix user who doesn't want to spend time creating or testing shell scripts.

Chris F.A. Johnson, 2005

280 Crochet Shell Patterns

280 Crochet Shell Patterns -There are plenty of choices in this compendium of 280 different shell stitches for creating fashionable crochet designs.

Darla Sims, 2006

Pro Bash Programming: Scripting the Linux Shell

Learn to use features new to bash 4.0. Build shell scripts that get information from the Web. Who this book is for Beginning Linux and Unix system administrators who want to be in full command of their systems.

Chris Johnson, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SHELL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term shell is used in the context of the following news items.

Damaged Shell icebreaker arrives in Oregon for repairs

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Environmental activists in Portland are protesting the arrival of the Fennica, a vessel that Royal Dutch Shell PLC plans to use in its ... «Yahoo News UK, Jul 15»

Obama administration OKs Arctic drilling, but imposes big …

One of Shell's drill rigs, the Polar Pioneer, in a bay in Unalaska's Dutch Harbor, as Shell prepares its equipment to drill for oil in the Chukchi Sea in the Alaskan ... «Chron.com, Jul 15»

Exclusive: Gazprom building global alliance with expanded Shell

The deal with Shell is a coup for Gazprom at a time when many Western companies are reducing their exposure to Russia because of Western sanctions over ... «Reuters, Jun 15»

Shell Arctic oil rig leaves Seattle, met by protesters

SEATTLE – The Shell Oil Arctic drilling rig Polar Pioneer headed out of Seattle Monday on its way to Alaska, but not before an attempted blockade by protesters ... «KING5.com, Jun 15»

DNR questions plan for winter stay of Shell oil rig in waterway

The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) sent Shell a letter questioning plans to use Terminal 5 as a long-term home for the oil rig because the West ... «The Seattle Times, May 15»

Seattle 'kayak-tivists' take on Shell in battle over Arctic oil drilling

Shell was asked to delay action until the bureaucratic concerns were sorted out, but it ignored such requests and the rig moved in on schedule on Thursday ... «The Guardian, May 15»

Allow Shell drilling in the Arctic: Our view

There are good reasons to doubt that the Obama administration should let Royal Dutch Shell have another try at drilling for oil this summer in the Chukchi Sea, ... «USA TODAY, May 15»

Shell to resume Arctic drilling off Alaska as green groups warn of …

The US government has given Shell approval to restart drilling in the Arctic despite repeated warnings from environmentalists that it could lead to an ecological ... «The Guardian, May 15»

Activists aim to block Shell's Arctic drilling rigs from Seattle waterfront

Activists rally outside the Port of Seattle offices to take a stand against dirty fossil fuel projects such as Shell's plan to stage their Arctic drilling fleet at the port. «The Guardian, May 15»

Shell's profit plunge prompts North Sea jobs and investment warning

Shell warned on Thursdaythat further jobs and investment are at risk in the North Sea as it slashed annual global spending by a further $2bn (£1.3bn) and ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»