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half shells

half shells is the plural of half shell.

Meaning of half shell

Noun

half shell (countable and uncountable, plural half shells)

  1. (figuratively) Any half of a roughly spherical-like object; any dome-shaped object.
  2. (especially) Either half of a clamshell especially when used to serve individual portions of spiced, minced, breaded, baked clams.

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Questions about half shells

What is half shells the plural of?
Half shells is the plural of half shell.

Words near half shells in the dictionary

  1. half rhymes
  2. half seas over
  3. half shaft
  4. half shafts
  5. half shell
  6. half shells
  7. half sib
  8. half sibling
  9. half siblings
  10. half sibs
  11. half sister

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