(n): projectiles to be fired from a gun
(n): the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
(n): material derived from animals
(n): hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
(n): large bony or horny plate as on an armadillo or turtle or the underside of a snake
(n): the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
(n): dry outer covering of a fruit or seed or nut
(n): the exterior covering of a bird's egg
(n): a natural object that covers or envelops
(n): a rigid covering that envelops an object
(n): a natural object that covers or envelops
(n): a very light narrow racing boat
(n): a boat propelled by oarsmen and designed for racing
(n): the housing or outer covering of something
(n): a protective cover designed to contain or support a mechanical component
(n): a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
(n): a protective covering or structure
(n): the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
(n): a natural object that covers or envelops
(v): use explosives on
(v): throw bombs at or attack with bombs
(v): create by using explosives
(v): make or cause to be or to become
(v): fall out of the pod or husk
(v): come out into view, as from concealment
(v): hit the pitches of hard and regularly
(v): cause to move by striking
(v): look for and collect shells by the seashore
(v): look for (food) in nature
(v): come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
(v): win a victory over
(v): remove from its shell or outer covering
(v): remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
(v): remove the husks from
(v): remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract
If you won't believe my great new doctrine...that souls secrete their bodies, as snails do shells, you will remain in outer darkness.
--Charles Kingsley, Letters, 1863 (1878)