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shell

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Pronunciation

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Noun

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Singular
shell

Plural
shells

A shell
  1. (countable) A hard object that can be found on beaches.
    I have a collection of colorful shells at home which I have collected when I visit the beach.

Verb

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Plain form
shell

Third-person singular
shells

Past tense
shelled

Past participle
shelled

Present participle
shelling

  1. An act of bombing.
    The shelling of the South Korean island is a major event that happened in 2010.