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shell |
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a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) |
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shell |
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ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile |
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shell |
Noun
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the housing or outer covering of something |
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shell |
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a very light narrow racing boat |
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shell |
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a rigid covering that envelops an object |
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shell |
Noun
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the exterior covering of a bird's egg |
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shell |
Noun
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the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts |
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shell |
Noun
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the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals |
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shell |
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remove the husks from |
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shell |
Verb
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remove from its shell or outer covering |
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shell |
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come out better in a competition, race, or conflict |
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shell |
Verb
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use explosives on |
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shell |
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look for and collect shells by the seashore |
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shell |
Verb
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hit the pitches of hard and regularly |
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shell |
Verb
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fall out of the pod or husk |
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shell |
Verb
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create by using explosives |
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short-tailed shrew |
Noun
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North American shrew with tail less than half its body length |
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saddle hackle |
Noun
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a long narrow feather on the back (saddle) of a domestic fowl |
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saddle feather |
Noun
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a long narrow feather on the back (saddle) of a domestic fowl |
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shield |
Noun
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hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles |
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shield |
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armor carried on the arm to intercept blows |
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shield |
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a protective covering or structure |
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shield |
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protect, hide, or conceal from danger or harm |
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shield |
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hold back a thought or feeling about |
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scallop shell |
Noun
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a shell of a scallop |
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spine |
Noun
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a sharp rigid animal process or appendage |
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spine |
Noun
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the part of a book's cover that encloses the inner side of the book's pages and that faces outward when the book is shelved |
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spine |
Noun
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the series of vertebrae forming the axis of the skeleton and protecting the spinal cord |
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spine |
Noun
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a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf |
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spine |
Noun
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any sharply pointed projection |
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saddle |
Noun
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posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl |
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saddle |
Noun
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a seat for the rider of a bicycle |
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saddle |
Noun
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a seat for the rider of a horse or camel |
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saddle |
Noun
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a piece of leather across the instep of a shoe |
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saddle |
Noun
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cut of meat (especially mutton or lamb) consisting of part of the backbone and both loins |
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saddle |
Noun
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a pass or ridge that slopes gently between two peaks (is shaped like a saddle) |
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saddle |
Verb
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impose a task upon, assign a responsibility to |
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saddle |
Verb
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load or burden |
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saddle |
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put a saddle on |
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style |
Noun
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a slender bristlelike or tubular process |
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style |
Noun
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a pointed tool for writing or drawing or engraving |
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style |
Noun
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distinctive and stylish elegance |
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style |
Noun
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how something is done or how it happens |
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style |
Noun
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the popular taste at a given time |
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style |
Noun
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a particular kind (as to appearance) |
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style |
Noun
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editorial directions to be followed in spelling and punctuation and capitalization and typographical display |
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style |
Noun
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a way of expressing something in language, art, music etc. that is characteristic of a particular person, group of people, or period |
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style |
Noun
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(botany) the narrow elongated part of the pistil between the ovary and the stigma |
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style |
Verb
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make consistent with certain rules of style |
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style |
Verb
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designate by an identifying term |