Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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shell | Yes | No | Yes | No |
scale | Yes | No | Yes | No |
shell (noun) | scale (noun) |
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the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod | a flattened rigid plate forming part of the body covering of many animals |
hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles | an indicator having a graduated sequence of marks |
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun | a measuring instrument for weighing; shows amount of mass |
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) | 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 | (music) a series of notes differing in pitch according to a specific scheme (usually within an octave) |
a very light narrow racing boat | a thin flake of dead epidermis shed from the surface of the skin |
a rigid covering that envelops an object | a specialized leaf or bract that protects a bud or catkin |
the exterior covering of a bird's egg | relative magnitude |
the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts | the ratio between the size of something and a representation of it |
the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals | an ordered reference standard |
shell (verb) | scale (verb) |
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remove from its shell or outer covering | measure with or as if with scales |
remove the husks from | size or measure according to a scale |
use explosives on | remove the scales from |
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict | pattern, make, regulate, set, measure, or estimate according to some rate or standard |
hit the pitches of hard and regularly | climb up by means of a ladder |
look for and collect shells by the seashore | reach the highest point of |
fall out of the pod or husk | take by attacking with scaling ladders |
create by using explosives | measure by or as if by a scale |