ALL meanings of shelled
shelled
S s - adjective shelled having the shell removed: shelled pecans. 1
- adjective shelled (especially of field corn, grain, etc.) removed from the ear or husk. 1
- adjective shelled having or enclosed in a shell. 1
- noun shelled a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk. 1
- noun shelled any of various objects resembling such a covering, as in shape or in being more or less concave or hollow. 1
- noun shelled the material constituting any of various coverings of this kind. 1
- noun shelled the hard exterior of an egg. 1
- noun shelled the usually hard, outer covering of a seed, fruit, or the like, as the hard outside portion of a nut, the pod of peas, etc. 1
- noun shelled a hard, protecting or enclosing case or cover. 1
- noun shelled an attitude or manner of reserve that usually conceals one's emotions, thoughts, etc.: One could not penetrate his shell. 1
- noun shelled a hollow projectile for a cannon, mortar, etc., filled with an explosive charge designed to explode during flight, upon impact, or after penetration. 1
- noun shelled a metallic cartridge used in small arms and small artillery pieces. 1
- noun shelled a metal or paper cartridge, as for use in a shotgun. 1
- noun shelled a cartridgelike pyrotechnic device that explodes in the air. 1
- noun shelled shells, Italian Cookery. small pieces of pasta having the shape of a shell. 1
- noun shelled the lower pastry crust of a pie, tart, or the like, baked before the filling is added. 1
- noun shelled Computers. a program providing a menu-driven or graphical user interface designed to simplify use of the operating system, as in loading application programs. 1
- noun shelled Physics. any of up to seven energy levels on which an electron may exist within an atom, the energies of the electrons on the same level being equal and on different levels being unequal. a group of nucleons of approximately the same energy. 1
- noun shelled a light, long, narrow racing boat, for rowing by one or more persons. 1
- noun shelled the outer part of a finished garment that has a lining, especially a detachable lining. 1
- noun shelled a woman's sleeveless blouse or sweater, especially one meant for wear under a suit jacket. 1
- noun shelled Nautical. the plating, planking, or the like, covering the ribs and forming the exterior hull of a vessel. 1
- noun shelled tortoiseshell (def 1). 1
- noun shelled a mollusk. 1
- noun shelled Engineering. the curved solid forming a dome or vault. 1
- noun shelled an arena or stadium covered by a domed or arched roof. 1
- noun shelled a saucer-shaped arena or stadium. 1
- noun shelled the framework, external structure, or walls and roof of a building: After the fire, only the shell of the school was left. 1
- noun shelled a small glass for beer. 1
- noun shelled the metal, pressure-resistant outer casing of a fire-tube boiler. 1
- noun shelled Metallurgy. a scab on the surface of an ingot. a length of unfinished tubing. a pierced forging. a hollow object made by deep drawing. 1
- verb with object shelled to take out of the shell, pod, etc.; remove the shell of. 1
- verb with object shelled to separate (Indian corn, grain, etc.) from the ear, cob, or husk. 1
- verb with object shelled to fire shells or explosive projectiles into, upon, or among; bombard. 1
- verb without object shelled to fall or come out of the shell, husk, etc. 1
- verb without object shelled to come away or fall off, as a shell or outer coat. 1
- verb without object shelled to gather sea shells: We spent the whole morning shelling while the tide was out. 1
- adjective shelled having the outer shell removed 0