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deshell

deshell verb: to remove the shell from.

Verb

deshell (third-person singular simple present deshells, present participle deshelling, simple past and past participle deshelled)

  1. (transitive) To remove the shell from.

Forms of deshell

third-person singular presentdeshells
present participledeshelling
past participledeshelled
pastdeshelled

Origin of deshell

From de- + shell.

Questions about deshell

What does deshell mean?
Deshell means to remove the shell from.
What part of speech is deshell?
Deshell is a verb.
What is the past tense of deshell?
The past tense of deshell is deshelled.

Words near deshell in the dictionary

  1. desheathed
  2. desheathing
  3. desheathings
  4. desheaths
  5. deshedding
  6. deshell
  7. deshelled
  8. deshelling
  9. deshells
  10. deshelve
  11. deshelved

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