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shell - 20 thesaurus results
| Main Entry: | shell |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | structure; covering |
| Synonyms: | case, chassis, crust, frame, framework, hull, husk, integument, nut, pod, scale, shuck, skeleton, skin, carapace, pericarp, plastron, shard |
| Antonyms: | center, inside, interior, middle |
| Main Entry: | ammunition |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | projectiles for weaponry |
| Synonyms: | armament, ball, bomb, bullet, cartridge, charge, chemical, explosive, fuse, grenade, materiel, missile, powder, rocket, round, shell, shot, ammo, buckshot, cannonball, confetti, gunpowder, iron rations, munition, napalm, shrapnel, torpedo |
| Main Entry: | blouse |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | shirt for woman |
| Synonyms: | shell, T-shirt, V-neck, bodice, bodysuit, middy, pullover, slipover, turtleneck |
| Main Entry: | bomb |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | exploding weapon |
| Synonyms: | Molotov cocktail, atom bomb, charge, device, explosive, grenade, hydrogen bomb, mine, missile, nuclear bomb, projectile, rocket, shell, bombshell, ticker, torpedo |
| Main Entry: | bombard |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | assault, attack |
| Synonyms: | assail, barrage, batter, beset, besiege, blast, blitz, bomb, cannonade, catapult, harass, hound, launch, pester, pound, shell, strike, fire upon, open fire, strafe |
| Main Entry: | carcass/carcase |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | dead body; framework, base structure |
| Synonyms: | body, cadaver, corpse, framework, hulk, remains, shell, skeleton, stiff*, mort |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | chaff |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | waste |
| Synonyms: | crust, debris, dregs, pod, refuse, remains, rubbish, shell, trash, husks, shard |
| Notes: | to chafe means to rub until sore or worn; to chaff means to tease good-naturedly |
| Main Entry: | corporation |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | business organization, usually large |
| Synonyms: | association, bunch, business, clan, company, crew, crowd, enterprise, gang, jungle*, mob, multinational, outfit, partnership, ring, shell, society, syndicate, zoo, corporate body, hookup, legal entity, megacorp, octopus* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | crust |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | stiff outer layer; coating |
| Synonyms: | band, bloom, border, coat, concretion, covering, edge, film, hull, integument, layer, outside, rind, shell, skin, surface, verge, caking, encrustation, incrustation, scab |
| Main Entry: | disk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | round object |
| Synonyms: | circle, dish, plate, platter, shell, disc, discoid, discoidal, discus, flan, quoit, sabot, saucer |
| Main Entry: | envelope |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | wrapper |
| Synonyms: | bag, box, case, casing, cloak, coat, coating, container, cover, covering, enclosure, hide, jacket, pocket, pouch, receptacle, sheath, shell, skin, vesicle, wrapping |
| Main Entry: | explosive |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | something that blows up |
| Synonyms: | ammunition, bomb, booby trap*, charge, dynamite, fireworks, grease*, grenade, mine, missile, powder, shell, shot, TNT, detonator, gunpowder, mulligan, munition, nitroglycerin, pineapple, propellant, soup* |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | exterior |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | visible part |
| Synonyms: | appearance, aspect, coating, cover, covering, external, facade, face, finish, outside, polish, rind, shell, skin, surface, exteriority, superficies, superstratum |
| Antonyms: | center, core, interior, middle |
| Main Entry: | frame |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | skeleton, casing |
| Synonyms: | anatomy, architecture, body, build, cage, carcass, construction, enclosure, fabric, flounce, form, framework, fringe, groundwork, hem, mount, outline, physique, scheme, setting, shell, stage, structure, support, system, trim, trimming, truss, mounting, scaffold, scaffolding, valance |
| Main Entry: | framework |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | foundation, core |
| Synonyms: | bare bones*, cage, fabric, frame, frame of reference, groundwork, plan, scheme, shell, skeleton, structure, schema |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | hulk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | large piece, lump; remains |
| Synonyms: | blob, body, bulk, chunk, clod, clump, frame, hull, hunk, mass, ruins, shambles, shell, skeleton, wreck, shipwreck |
| Antonyms: | bit |
| Main Entry: | hull |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | skeleton, body |
| Synonyms: | bark, case, casing, cast, covering, frame, framework, husk, mold, peel, pod, rind, shell, shuck, skin, structure, peeling |
| Main Entry: | husk |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | covering, case |
| Synonyms: | bark, case, chaff, hull, outside, pod, rind, shell, shuck, skin, aril, glume |
| Antonyms: | core |
| Main Entry: | peel |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | skin, covering |
| Synonyms: | bark, cover, husk, rind, shell, shuck, epicarp, exocarp, peeling, pellicle |
| Antonyms: | innards, insides |
| Main Entry: | pod |
| Part of Speech: | noun, verb |
| Definition: | encasement of vegetable seeds |
| Synonyms: | capsule, case, covering, hull, husk, sheath, shell, shuck, skin, vessel, sheathing |
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