shell in English: The hard outside cover of an egg, a nut, or a sea animal. (noun)

Translation

The hard outside cover of an egg, a nut, or a sea animal.

Word origin

From Old English sciell, from an old Germanic root meaning to split or divide.

Gender

Pluralshells

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Sea shells are the hard covers left by small sea animals.

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An egg has a thin shell around it.

snail .

Some animals live inside their shells.

beach

A flat area of sand or small stones next to the sea.

sea

The sea is the large area of salt water that covers most of the world.

egg

A round food with a hard shell that comes from a bird, often a hen.

hard

Not easy to do, or firm and solid to touch.

fish

An animal that lives in water and swims, with no legs.

pearl

A small, round, white jewel that grows inside a sea shell.

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