1syllable
shelled
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Definitions ofshelled
1verb
- To remove the outer covering or shell of something.
- To bombard, to fire projectiles at, especially with artillery.
- To disburse or give up money, to pay. (Often used with out).
- To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc.
- To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk.
Example: "Nuts shell in falling."
- To switch to a shell or command line.
- To form shallow, irregular cracks (in a coating).
- To form a shelling.
1adjective
- (often in combination) Having a shell; testaceous.
- Having had the shell removed.
Synonyms: deshelled
Example: "shelled peas"
- Unable to keep up in a race, having used up one's reserves of energy.
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