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crush vs shell

shell vs crush

crush and shell both are nouns.

crush and shell both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
crush Yes No Yes No
shell Yes No Yes No
As verbs, crush and shell are synonyms defined as:
  • crush and shell: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Other synonyms of crush include beat, beat out, trounce, vanquish.
crush (noun) shell (noun)
the act of crushing the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
temporary love of an adolescent hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
a dense crowd of people ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
leather that has had its grain pattern accentuated a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
the housing or outer covering of something
a very light narrow racing boat
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
crush (verb) shell (verb)
break into small pieces remove from its shell or outer covering
become injured, broken, or distorted by pressure remove the husks from
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict use explosives on
make ineffective come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition hit the pitches of hard and regularly
crush or bruise look for and collect shells by the seashore
humiliate or depress completely fall out of the pod or husk
come down on or keep down by unjust use of one's authority create by using explosives
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