shell vs screw

shell and screw both are nouns.

shell and screw both are verbs.

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

As verbs, screw is a hyponym of shell; that is, screw is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than shell:

shell: come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
screw: defeat someone through trickery or deceit

Other hyponyms of shell include outpoint, outscore, walk over, eliminate, mop up, pip, rack up, whip, worst, whomp, get the best, have the best, overcome, rout, spread-eagle, spreadeagle, get the jump, cheat, chicane, chouse, jockey, shaft, exceed, outdo, outgo, outmatch, outperform, outstrip, surmount, surpass, get over, master, overcome, subdue, surmount, best, outdo, outflank, scoop, trump, outfight, overmaster, overpower, overwhelm, checkmate, mate, immobilise, immobilize, outplay, bat, clobber, cream, drub, lick, thrash.

shell (noun)	screw (noun)
the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod	slang for sexual intercourse
hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles	a fastener with a tapered threaded shank and a slotted head
ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun	a propeller with several angled blades that rotates to push against water or air
a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners)	a simple machine of the inclined-plane type consisting of a spirally threaded cylindrical rod that engages with a similarly threaded hole
the housing or outer covering of something	someone who guards prisoners
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

shell (verb)	screw (verb)
remove from its shell or outer covering	defeat someone through trickery or deceit
remove the husks from	tighten or fasten by means of screwing motions
use explosives on	cause to penetrate, as with a circular motion
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict	turn like a screw
hit the pitches of hard and regularly	have sexual intercourse with
look for and collect shells by the seashore
fall out of the pod or husk
create by using explosives

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