shell: Prefix, Suffix and Derived words
Prefixes of shell
- nutshell«Word Popularity Bar3/5
nutshell
- noun the shell around the kernel of a nut
- noun the shell around the kernel of a nut
- eggshell2/5
eggshell
- noun the exterior covering of a bird's egg
shell.
- noun the exterior covering of a bird's egg
- seashell2/5
seashell
- noun the shell of a marine organism
- noun the shell of a marine organism
- 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
- bombshell2/5
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
- tortoiseshell2/5
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
- subshell2/5
subshell
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- cockleshell1/5
cockleshell
- noun a small light flimsy boat
- noun a small light flimsy boat
- softshell1/5
softshell
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- hardshell1/5
hardshell
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- bodyshell1/5
- oystershell1/5
- aeroshell1/5
Suffixes of shell
- shells«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
- shelley4/5
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)
- 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
- shelled3/5
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
- shellfish3/5
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.
- shellac2/5
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
- shellfire2/5
shellfire
- noun shooting artillery shells
- noun shooting artillery shells
- 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)
- shellers1/5
sheller
- noun a worker who removes shells (as of peas or oysters)
- noun a worker who removes shells (as of peas or oysters)
- shellings1/5
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
- shellacked1/5
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
- 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
- shellbark1/5
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
- shellshock1/5
shellshock
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- shellshocked1/5
- shelleyan1/5
- shellback1/5
shellback
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- shellbacks1/5
- shellfishing1/5
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)
- shellman1/5
Derived words of shell
- seashells«Word Popularity Bar2/5
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
- clamshells1/5
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
- nutshells1/5
nutshell
- noun the shell around the kernel of a nut
- noun the shell around the kernel of a nut
- bombshells1/5
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
- cockleshells1/5
cockleshell
- noun a small light flimsy boat
- noun a small light flimsy boat
- 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
- unshelled1/5
unshelled
- adjective of animals or fruits that have no shell
shell-less.
- adjective of animals or fruits that have no shell
- subshells1/5
- softshells1/5
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About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `shell`. 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 `shell`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.
About Prefix and Suffix Words
This page lists all the words created by adding prefixes, suffixes to the word `shell`. 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 `shell`, some are not.
You can click on each word to see it's meaning.