shells
/ʃɛlz/
shells is the plural of shell.
shells is the alternative form of conchiglie.
shells is the third-person singular simple present indicative of shell.
Meaning of shell
Noun
shell (plural shells)
- The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
- In some mollusks, as the cuttlefish, the shell is concealed by the animal's outer mantle and is considered internal.
- Any mollusk having such a covering.
- The exoskeleton or wing covers of certain insects.
- The conjoined scutes that constitute the "shell" (carapace) of a tortoise or turtle.
- The overlapping hard plates comprising the armor covering the armadillo's body.
- The hard calcareous covering of a bird egg.
Meaning of conchiglie
Noun
conchiglie
- pasta shells
Proper noun capitalized: Shells
Shells (plural Shellses)
- A surname.
Forms of shells
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Phrases with shells
- ark shells
- ear shells
- pen shells
- sea shells
- shells out
- top shells
- web shells
- back shells
- boat shells
- body shells
- cone shells
- date shells
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- file shells
- half shells
- harp shells
- lamp shells
- land shells
- mask shells
- rice shells
- star shells
- tusk shells
- worm shells
- blind shells
- clean shells
- Dyson shells
- mason shells
- mitre shells
- music shells
- olive shells
- otter shells
- pansy shells
- patty shells
- pearl shells
- razor shells
- snail shells
- tooth shells
- tulip shells
- wedge shells
- bag of shells
- breast shells
- bubble shells
- camper shells
- finger shells
- helmet shells
- jingle shells
- lentil shells
- margin shells
- needle shells
- pulley shells
- rosary shells
- spider shells
- sunset shells
- tracer shells
- trough shells
- turban shells
- turnip shells
- admiral shells
- carrier shells
- chicken shells
- coconut shells
- reverse shells
- segment shells
- trumpet shells
- valence shells
- electron shells
- fountain shells
- porphyry shells
- sandwich shells
- scimitar shells
- scorpion shells
- tortoise shells
- pilgrim's shells
- pilgrims' shells
- porcelain shells
- waxy screw shells
- obtuse horn shells
- Gould's razor shells
Words that rhyme with shells
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Questions about shells
- What does shells mean?
- Shells means a surname.
- What is shells the plural of?
- Shells is the plural of shell.
- What part of speech is shells?
- Shells is a proper noun.
- How do you pronounce shells?
- Shells is pronounced /ʃɛlz/.
Words near shells in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: shells (page history and authors); Shells (page history and authors); shell (page history and authors); conchiglie (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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