omhulsel — meaning in English

English meaning

• case noun A particular situation, instance, or set of facts.
• shell noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.

Senses

omhulsel is used for these senses in English:

• case The outer covering or framework of a piece of apparatus such as a computer.
• integument (botany) The outer layer of an ovule, which develops into the seed coat.
• shell (weaponry) The cartridge of a breechloading firearm; a load; a bullet; a round.

case — full definition

1. noun A particular situation, instance, or set of facts.
2. noun A matter under legal, medical, or professional investigation.
3. noun A container, box, or covering designed to hold or protect something.
4. noun Grammar: the form a noun, pronoun, or adjective takes to show its role in a sentence.
5. verb To pack something into a case, or to observe a place closely before a robbery.

shell — full definition

1. noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.
2. noun An explosive projectile fired from artillery.
3. noun The outer frame or structure of something, especially when unfinished or empty inside.
4. noun A computer program that provides a command-line interface for interacting with an operating system.
5. verb To remove the outer covering from something, such as a nut or pea.

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