shell, n. [shuck], putamen; [test], testa, episperm, spermoderm. Associated words: scleroid, enucleate, enucleation, inenucleable.
shell, n. armature, [case], exoskeleton, shale; carapace, plastron; cockle, conch, periwinkle, cowrie, whelk, mitre [shell], abilone [shell]; exuviae ([cast-off]); conchite ([fossil]). Associated words: conchology, conchologist, malacology, testaceous, cockled, mollusk, conchiferous, conchiform conchometer, conchometry, crustacean, exuvial, exuviate, exuviation, Loricata, bivalve, multivalve, univalve.
shell, n. [framework]; [bomb], torpedo, shrapnel, grenade.
shell, v. hull, [shuck], shale, enucleate; bombard, [besiege].
shellfish, n. pl. Mollusks, Mollusca, Testacea.
shell money. wampum, hiagua, peag, colcol, kopkops, seawan, suckanhock.
shelter, n. [protection], [screen], [cover], [shield], [defense], [covert], [security], lee; [asylum], [refuge], [retreat], [haven], [sanctuary].
shelter, v. [shield], [protect], [defend], [screen], ensconce, [cover]. Antonym: [expose].
sheltered, a. protected, [covert].
shepherd, n. [pastor], pastoralist. Associated words: bucolic, pastoral, [staff], [crook].