n. 1 cartridge, projectile, shot We huddled in the foxhole as the shells whistled overhead 2 exterior, outside, façade, framework, frame, chassis, externals, skeleton, hull After the earthquake, only the shell of the building was left standing
v. 3 shuck, husk, peel, hull, excorticate, decorticate Would you mind shelling the peas while I peel the potatoes? 4 fire on or upon, bombard, barrage, attack, bomb, blitz, cannonade, Slang Brit prang The enemy shelled our position relentlessly 5 shell out. pay out, give out, disburse, spend, expend, hand over, hand out, Colloq lay out, fork out, dish out, Chiefly US ante up I had to shell out a month's salary for that suit