boot vs shell

boot and shell both are nouns.

boot and shell both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
boot	Yes	No	Yes	No
shell	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, shell is a hypernym of boot; that is, shell is a word with a broader meaning than boot:

boot: protective casing for something that resembles a leg
shell: the housing or outer covering of something

Other hypernyms of boot include case, casing.

boot (noun)	shell (noun)
the act of delivering a blow with the foot	the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
a form of foot torture in which the feet are encased in iron and slowly crushed	hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
footwear that covers the whole foot and lower leg	ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
compartment in an automobile that carries luggage or shopping or tools	a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
an instrument of torture that is used to heat or crush the foot and leg	the housing or outer covering of something
protective casing for something that resembles a leg	a very light narrow racing boat
the swift release of a store of affective force	a rigid covering that envelops an object
	the exterior covering of a bird's egg
	the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts
	the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals

boot (verb)	shell (verb)
cause to load (an operating system) and start the initial processes	remove from its shell or outer covering
kick; give a boot to	remove the husks from
	use explosives on
	come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
	hit the pitches of hard and regularly
	look for and collect shells by the seashore
	fall out of the pod or husk
	create by using explosives

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