Shells

Proper noun

Meaning

Shells (plural Shellses)

A surname.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

bel hull husk cowrie ammunition cartridge bullet chassis projectile shellfish cuticle exoskeleton macaroni munition carapace
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Phrases with the word

tortoise shells black walnut shells sell hard-shells coconut shells walnut shells cartridges and shells

Examples

One cannot collect all the beautiful shells on the beach. One can collect only a few, and they are more beautiful if they are few. Anne Morrow Lindbergh

We, unaccustomed to courage exiles from delight live coiled in shells of loneliness until love leaves its high holy temple and comes into our sight to liberate us into life. Maya Angelou

Words today are like the shells and rope of seaweed which a child brings home glistening from the beach and which in an hour have lost their luster. Cyril Connolly

A childless old lady is obsessed with sea shells. Somali Proverb

The tortoise is friends with the snail: those with shells keep their shells close together. Benin Proverb

Crabs dig holes according to the size of their shells. Japanese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

shellmound shellpad shellproof shellscript shellshock shellshocked