| abalone |
a large edible marine snail, the shell of which is lined with mother-of-pearl. |
| airburst |
an explosion of a bomb or shell before it touches the ground. |
| azimuth |
in gunnery or surveying, the angle of sideways divergence from a standard path or direction, as of a bomb or shell. [1/2 definitions] |
| Banbury tart |
a small pastry shell filled with raisins, currants, nuts, and the like. |
| bazooka |
a shoulder-held, cylindrical rocket-launcher that fires an armor-penetrating shell. |
| bivalve |
having two shells, or a shell in two parts, usu. joined by a hinge. [1/3 definitions] |
| bomb |
a metal shell filled with explosives that is dropped, thrown, or otherwise directed at a certain target for destructive purposes. [1/8 definitions] |
| box turtle |
any of several North American land turtles with a hinged shell that can completely enclose the body; box tortoise. |
| caliber |
the outer diameter of a bullet or artillery shell. [1/3 definitions] |
| calzone |
an Italian dish consisting of a pizza-dough shell filled with meat, cheese, vegetables, or the like. |
| capsid |
the outer protein shell of a virus particle that surrounds its nucleic acid. |
| carcass |
the useless remains of anything; empty shell. [1/3 definitions] |
| chalaza |
one of two spiral strands of albumen that connect the yolk of an egg to the shell membrane and help keep the yolk centrally suspended. |
| chamber |
the compartment of a gun or other firearm that holds the cartridge or shell. [1/6 definitions] |
| chess pie |
a custardlike dessert baked in a pastry shell. |
| chestnut |
an edible nut produced by a tree or shrub of the beech family and having a prickly shell. [1/5 definitions] |
| chrysalis |
a hard shell or cocoon encasing a moth or butterfly in the pupal stage; pupa. |
| clams casino |
a dish in which clams, combined with a dressing flavored with garlic and bacon, are broiled on the half shell. |
| clamshell |
the shell of a clam. [1/2 definitions] |
| cochleate |
shaped or twisted in a spiral, like a snail shell. |
| cockle |
the ribbed shell of a cockle. [1/5 definitions] |