shell in Arabic

shell in Arabic

What does "shell" mean?

1. noun The hard outer covering of certain animals, such as snails, crabs, and turtles, or of eggs and nuts.
   "The tortoise pulled its head into its shell at the first sign of danger."
2. noun An explosive projectile fired from artillery.
   "The old bunker still bears scars from shells fired decades ago."
3. noun The outer frame or structure of something, especially when unfinished or empty inside.
   "After the fire, only the blackened shell of the building remained."
4. noun A computer program that provides a command-line interface for interacting with an operating system.
   "She wrote a small script to automate backups using the Bash shell."

shell in a sentence

• The tortoise pulled its head into its shell at the first sign of danger.
• She cracked the shell of the walnut with a nutcracker.
• The old bunker still bears scars from shells fired decades ago.
• After the fire, only the blackened shell of the building remained.

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