shel: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of shel
- bushel«Word Popularity Bar3/5
bushel
- noun a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
- noun a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks
- noun a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
- cashel2/5
cashel
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- hershel2/5
hershel
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Suffixes of shel
- shell«Word Popularity Bar5/5
shell
- noun ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
- noun the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
- noun ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
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shelter
- noun a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
- noun protective covering that provides protection from the weather
- noun a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
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shelf
- noun a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
- noun a projecting ridge on a mountain or submerged under water
ledge.
- noun a support that consists of a horizontal surface for holding objects
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shell
- noun ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
- noun the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals
- noun ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun
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shelve
- verb hold back to a later time
prorogue; set back; defer; remit; put off; put over; table; postpone; hold over.
- let's postpone the exam
- verb place on a shelf
- shelve books
- verb hold back to a later time
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shelley
- noun English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; Mary Shelley; Mary Godwin Wollstonecraft Shelley.
- noun Englishman and romantic poet (1792-1822)
Percy Bysshe Shelley.
- noun English writer who created Frankenstein's monster and married Percy Bysshe Shelley (1797-1851)
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sheltered
- adjective satellite protected from danger or bad weather
- a sheltered harbor
- verb provide shelter for
shelter.
- After the earthquake, the government could not provide shelter for the thousands of homeless people
- adjective satellite protected from danger or bad weather
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shelter
- noun a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
- noun protective covering that provides protection from the weather
- noun a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
- sheldon4/5
sheldon
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- shelby3/5
shelby
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shellfish
- noun meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
- noun invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
mollusk; mollusc.
- noun meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
- shelly3/5
shelly
Abounding with shells; consisting of shells, or of a shell. "The shelly shore." Prior.Shrinks backward in his shelly cave. Shak.
- shelton3/5
shelton
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- sheltering3/5
shelter
- noun a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
- noun protective covering that provides protection from the weather
- noun a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
- shelling3/5
shelling
- noun the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
battery; barrage fire; barrage; bombardment.
- they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops
- the shelling went on for hours without pausing
- verb use explosives on
shell; blast.
- The enemy has been shelling us all day
- noun the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
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shelled
- adjective of animals or fruits that have a shell
- verb use explosives on
shell; blast.
- The enemy has been shelling us all day
- adjective of animals or fruits that have a shell
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shelve
- verb hold back to a later time
prorogue; set back; defer; remit; put off; put over; table; postpone; hold over.
- let's postpone the exam
- verb place on a shelf
- shelve books
- verb hold back to a later time
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shelve
- verb hold back to a later time
prorogue; set back; defer; remit; put off; put over; table; postpone; hold over.
- let's postpone the exam
- verb place on a shelf
- shelve books
- verb hold back to a later time
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shellac
- noun lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white
- noun a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood
shellac varnish.
- noun lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white
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sheldrake
- noun large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges
merganser; sawbill; fish duck.
- noun Old World gooselike duck slightly larger than a mallard with variegated mostly black-and-white plumage and a red bill
- noun large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges
- shelve2/5
shelve
- verb hold back to a later time
prorogue; set back; defer; remit; put off; put over; table; postpone; hold over.
- let's postpone the exam
- verb place on a shelf
- shelve books
- verb hold back to a later time
- shelia2/5
shelia
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shellfire
- noun shooting artillery shells
- noun shooting artillery shells
- shelah1/5
- sheller1/5
sheller
- noun a worker who removes shells (as of peas or oysters)
- noun a worker who removes shells (as of peas or oysters)
- shelterbelts1/5
shelterbelt
- noun hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion
windbreak.
- noun hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion
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- sheltie1/5
sheltie
A Shetland pony.
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shellac
- noun lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white
- noun a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood
shellac varnish.
- noun lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white
- shelterless1/5
shelterless
Destitute of shelter or protection. Now sad and shelterless perhaps she lies. Rowe.
- shelterbelt1/5
shelterbelt
- noun hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion
windbreak.
- noun hedge or fence of trees designed to lessen the force of the wind and reduce erosion
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shellshock
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- shelleyan1/5
- shela1/5
shela
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sheller
- noun a worker who removes shells (as of peas or oysters)
- noun a worker who removes shells (as of peas or oysters)
- shelduck1/5
shelduck
- noun female sheldrake
- noun female sheldrake
- shellback1/5
shellback
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- shellacking1/5
shellac
- noun lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white
- noun a thin varnish made by dissolving lac in ethanol; used to finish wood
shellac varnish.
- noun lac purified by heating and filtering; usually in thin orange or yellow flakes but sometimes bleached white
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shelling
- noun the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
battery; barrage fire; barrage; bombardment.
- they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops
- the shelling went on for hours without pausing
- verb use explosives on
shell; blast.
- The enemy has been shelling us all day
- noun the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target
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shellfish
- noun meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
- noun invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell
mollusk; mollusc.
- noun meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean)
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shelflike
- adjective resembling a shelf (or considered to resemble a shelf)
- shelflike table
- adjective resembling a shelf (or considered to resemble a shelf)
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shellbark
- noun North American hickory having loose grey shaggy bark and edible nuts
Carya ovata; shagbark hickory; shellbark hickory; shagbark.
- noun North American hickory having loose grey shaggy bark and edible nuts
Derived words of shel
- nutshell«Word Popularity Bar3/5
nutshell
- noun the shell around the kernel of a nut
- noun the shell around the kernel of a nut
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bushel
- noun a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
- noun a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 4 pecks
- noun a United States dry measure equal to 4 pecks or 2152.42 cubic inches
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bookshelf
- noun a shelf on which to keep books
- noun a shelf on which to keep books
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bookshelf
- noun a shelf on which to keep books
- noun a shelf on which to keep books
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bombshell
- noun an entertainer who has a sensational effect
- she was a blonde bombshell
- noun a shocking surprise
thunderclap; thunderbolt.
- news of the attack came like a bombshell
- noun an entertainer who has a sensational effect
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eggshell
- noun the exterior covering of a bird's egg
shell.
- noun the exterior covering of a bird's egg
- seashells2/5
seashell
- noun the shell of a marine organism
- noun the shell of a marine organism
- eggshells2/5
eggshell
- noun the exterior covering of a bird's egg
shell.
- noun the exterior covering of a bird's egg
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tortoiseshell
- noun the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
- noun brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles
tortoiseshell butterfly.
- noun the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
- seashell2/5
seashell
- noun the shell of a marine organism
- noun the shell of a marine organism
- subshell2/5
subshell
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- clamshell2/5
clamshell
- noun the shell of a clam
- noun a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam
grapple.
- noun the shell of a clam
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- subshells1/5
- unsheltered1/5
unsheltered
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bombshell
- noun an entertainer who has a sensational effect
- she was a blonde bombshell
- noun a shocking surprise
thunderclap; thunderbolt.
- news of the attack came like a bombshell
- noun an entertainer who has a sensational effect
- softshell1/5
softshell
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mantelshelf
The shelf of a mantel.
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clamshell
- noun the shell of a clam
- noun a dredging bucket with hinges like the shell of a clam
grapple.
- noun the shell of a clam
- nutshells1/5
nutshell
- noun the shell around the kernel of a nut
- noun the shell around the kernel of a nut
- cockleshell1/5
cockleshell
- noun a small light flimsy boat
- noun a small light flimsy boat
- unshelled1/5
unshelled
- adjective of animals or fruits that have no shell
shell-less.
- adjective of animals or fruits that have no shell
- hardshell1/5
hardshell
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- bodyshell1/5
- softshells1/5
- cockleshells1/5
cockleshell
- noun a small light flimsy boat
- noun a small light flimsy boat
- oystershell1/5
- aeroshell1/5
- tortoiseshells1/5
tortoiseshell
- noun the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
- noun brilliantly colored; larvae feed on nettles
tortoiseshell butterfly.
- noun the mottled horny substance of the shell of some turtles
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `shel`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `shel`, some are not.
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `shel`. For each word, youwill notice a blue bar below the word. The longer the blue bar below a word, the more common/popular the word. Very short blue bars indicate rare usage.
While some of the words are direct derivations of the word `shel`, some are not.
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