shell
/ʃel/noun
उच्चारण शेल
खोल, कवच, सीप; गोला
Basic word
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[C, U]
the hard outer part of eggs, nuts, some seeds and some animals; a metal case filled with explosive, fired from a large gun; the walls or outer structure of something
खोल, कवच, सीप; गोला
- a snail's shell
- an artillery shell
- Crack the shell of the egg gently on the side of the bowl.
+ 2 more examples
- A tortoise can pull its head into its shell.
- Rescue teams found an unexploded shell in the field.
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[T]
to fire shells at something; to remove the shell from nuts, peas
गोलाबारी करना; छिलका उतारना
- The city was shelled.
- The workers shelled peas on the veranda.
- Enemy guns shelled the town through the night.
+ 1 more example
- She sat shelling groundnuts for the evening snack.
→Phrasal verbs 1
shell out (for sth) / shell sth out (for sth)
(informal) to pay a lot of money for something
(किसी चीज़ पर) मोटी रक़म ख़र्च करना
- We had to shell out ten thousand rupees for the new tyres.
?Which word?
Keep the outer-covering words: shell, husk (dry covering of grain), pod (covering of peas), peel (skin of fruit), rind, crust.
बाहरी आवरण के शब्द याद रखिए: shell, husk (अनाज का सूखा छिलका, भूसी), pod (मटर की फली), peel (फल का छिलका), rind, crust।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Come out of your shell (become less shy), go into your shell (become shy and quiet), walk on eggshells (be very careful not to upset somebody), in a nutshell (in very few words: 'In a nutshell, practise daily'), shell out (informal, pay a lot of money).
Idioms बहुत पूछे जाते हैं: come out of your shell (कम शर्मीला होना, खुलना), go into your shell (शर्मीला और चुप होना), walk on eggshells (किसी को परेशान न करने के लिए बहुत सावधान रहना), in a nutshell (बहुत कम शब्दों में, संक्षेप में: 'In a nutshell, practise daily'), shell out (अनौपचारिक, बहुत पैसे देना)।
Shell-shocked (very shocked and confused).
Collocation 'shell-shocked' (बहुत सदमे में और उलझा)।