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screw vs shell

shell vs screw

screw and shell both are nouns.

screw and shell both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
screw Yes No Yes No
shell Yes No Yes No
As verbs, shell is a hypernym of screw; that is, shell is a word with a broader meaning than screw:
  • screw: defeat someone through trickery or deceit
  • shell: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
Other hypernyms of screw include beat, beat out, crush, trounce, vanquish.
screw (noun) shell (noun)
slang for sexual intercourse the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod
a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles
a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)
someone who guards prisoners 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
screw (verb) shell (verb)
defeat someone through trickery or deceit remove from its shell or outer covering
tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions remove the husks from
cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion use explosives on
turn like a screw come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
have sexual intercourse with 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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