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unshell

unshell verb: to strip the shell from; to take out of the shell; to hatch.

Verb

unshell (third-person singular simple present unshells, present participle unshelling, simple past and past participle unshelled)

  1. (transitive) To strip the shell from; to take out of the shell; to hatch.

Forms of unshell

third-person singular presentunshells
present participleunshelling
past participleunshelled
pastunshelled

Origin of unshell

From un- + shell.

Questions about unshell

What does unshell mean?
Unshell means to strip the shell from; to take out of the shell; to hatch.
What part of speech is unshell?
Unshell is a verb.
What is the past tense of unshell?
The past tense of unshell is unshelled.

Words near unshell in the dictionary

  1. unsheeplike
  2. unsheet
  3. unsheeted
  4. unsheeting
  5. unsheets
  6. unshell
  7. unshellable
  8. unshellacked
  9. unshelled
  10. unshelling
  11. unshells

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