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Look up shell in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shell or Shells may refer to: Shell (structure), a thin structure Concrete shell, a thin shell of concrete
Shell
British multinational oil and gas company
Shell plc is a British multinational oil and gas company, headquartered in London, England. Shell is a public limited company with a primary listing on
Shell_plc
GNU replacement for the Bourne shell
Bash (short for "Bourne Again SHell") is an interactive command interpreter and command language developed for Unix-like operating systems. Supported
Bash_(Unix_shell)
Naturally occurring bead-like objects
Puka shells are naturally occurring bead-like shells found on the beaches of Hawaii or other places. Each bead is the beach-worn apex of a cone snail
Puka_shell
Interface enabling remote access to a web server
web shell is a shell-like interface that facilitates remote access to a web server, commonly exploited for cyberattacks. Unlike traditional shells, it
Web_shell
Configurations of a system that do or do not satisfy classical equations of motion
shell (on shell); while those that do not are called off the mass shell (off shell). In quantum field theory, virtual particles are termed off shell because
On_shell_and_off_shell
Payload-carrying projectile
A shell, in a modern military context, is a projectile whose payload contains an explosive, incendiary, or other chemical filling. Originally it was called
Shell_(projectile)
Japanese cyberpunk media franchise
Ghost in the Shell is a Japanese cyberpunk military science fiction media franchise that began with the eponymous manga series, written and illustrated
Ghost_in_the_Shell
Cryptographic network protocol
The Secure Shell Protocol (SSH Protocol) is a cryptographic network protocol for operating network services securely over an unsecured network. Its most
Secure_Shell
Part of the body of a gastropod or snail
The gastropod shell is part of the body of many gastropods, including snails, a kind of mollusc. The shell is an exoskeleton, which protects from predators
Gastropod_shell
Term for post-traumatic stress disorder
Shell shock is a term that originated during World War I to describe symptoms similar to those of combat stress reaction and post-traumatic stress disorder
Shell_shock
Principal energy levels in atomic physics
"K shell"), followed by the "2 shell" (or "L shell"), then the "3 shell" (or "M shell"), and so on further and further from the nucleus. The shells correspond
Electron_shell
Shield for the ventral and dorsal parts of turtles
The turtle shell is a shield for turtles (order Testudines), completely enclosing all the turtle's vital organs and in some cases even the head. It comprises
Turtle_shell
Statement on the gravitational attraction of spherical bodies
In classical mechanics, the shell theorem gives gravitational simplifications that can be applied to objects inside or outside a spherically symmetric
Shell_theorem
Command-line interpreter for operating systems
Bourne shell (sh) is a shell command-line interpreter for computer operating systems. It first appeared on Version 7 Unix, as its default shell. Unix-like
Bourne_shell
Expendable mold casting process
Shell molding, also known as shell-mold casting, is an expendable mold casting process that uses resin covered sand to form the mold. As compared to sand
Shell_molding
System configuration file for DOS and OS/2
loads and executes the command shell specified in the SHELL line, or COMMAND.COM if there is no such line. The command shell in turn is responsible for processing
CONFIG.SYS
Script written for an operating system shell
A shell script is a computer program designed to be run by a Unix shell, a command-line interpreter. The various dialects of shell scripts are considered
Shell_script
Company with few, if any, actual assets or operations
A shell corporation (also known as a paper company) is a company or corporation with no significant assets or operations, often formed to obtain financing
Shell_corporation
Computer function
shell builtin is a command or a function, exposed by a shell, that is implemented in the shell itself, instead of an external program which the shell
Shell_builtin
Unix shell
The Z shell (Zsh) is a shell and a command-line interpreter for shell scripts. Zsh mostly maintains the Bourne shell's syntax and behavior, but in its
Z_shell
American horror film by Max Minghella
Shell is a 2024 American black comedy body horror film directed by Max Minghella, written by Jack Stanley, and starring Elisabeth Moss, Kate Hudson, Kaia
Shell_(2024_film)
Confidence trick
The shell game (also known as thimblerig, three shells and a pea, the old army game) is a public gambling game that challenges players to follow the movement
Shell_game
Cross-platform shell based on .NET technology
PowerShell is a shell program developed by Microsoft for task automation and configuration management. As is typical for a shell, it provides a command-line
PowerShell
2020 video game
Mortal Shell is an action role-playing video game developed by Cold Symmetry and published by Playstack. The game was released on 18 August 2020, for
Mortal_Shell
Graphical shell of the GNOME desktop environment
GNOME Shell is the graphical shell of the GNOME desktop environment starting with version 3, which was released on April 6, 2011. It provides basic functions
GNOME_Shell
Hypothetical compact astrophysical object
A shell collapsar is a proposed alternative explanation for the observations of black hole candidates. In this concept, matter collapses onto the event
Shell_collapsar
Exoskeleton of an animal in the phylum Mollusca
The mollusc (or mollusk) shell is typically a calcareous exoskeleton which encloses, supports and protects the soft parts of an animal in the phylum Mollusca
Mollusc_shell
Command-line interpreter for Unix operating system
A Unix shell is a shell that provides a command-line user interface for a Unix-like operating system. A Unix shell provides a command language that can
Unix_shell
Common name for a group of sea snails
Cowrie shells have held cultural, economic, and ornamental significance in various cultures. The cowrie was the shell most widely used worldwide as shell money
Cowrie
Prehistoric and historic currency using sea shells
of the world. Shell money usually consisted of whole or partial sea shells, often worked into beads or otherwise shaped. The use of shells in trade began
Shell_money
The restricted shell is a Unix shell that restricts some of the capabilities available to an interactive user session, or to a shell script, running within
Restricted_shell
Anti-personnel artillery munitions
Shrapnel shells were anti-personnel artillery munitions that carried many individual bullets close to a target area and then ejected them to allow them
Shrapnel_shell
Direct interface to an operating system
operating system shell is a computer program that provides relatively broad and direct access to the system on which it runs. The term shell refers to how
Shell_(computing)
Bourne shell backward compatible Unix shell created by David Korn
KornShell (ksh) is a Unix shell which was developed by David Korn at Bell Labs in the early 1980s and announced at USENIX on July 14, 1983. The initial
KornShell
Power-up in the Mario Kart series
The Spiny Shell, commonly referred to as the blue shell, is a power-up item in the Mario Kart video game series. Originating in Mario Kart 64 (1996) and
Blue_shell
Lightweight Unix shell
Almquist shell (also known as A Shell, ash and sh) is a lightweight Unix shell originally written by Kenneth Almquist in the late 1980s. Initially a clone
Almquist_shell
Best Film award at San Sebastián Film Festival
The Golden Shell (Spanish: Concha de Oro; Basque: Urrezko Maskorra) is the highest prize given to a competing film at the San Sebastián International
Golden_Shell
Jewelry made primarily of seashells
Shell jewelry is jewelry that is primarily made from seashells, the shells of marine mollusks. Shell jewelry is a type of shellcraft. One very common form
Shell_jewelry
Equine leather
Shell cordovan, cordovan, or cordwain is a type of tanned leather. Cordovan is an equine material made from the superficial fascia (or shell) of the lower
Shell_cordovan
Unix shell
The C shell (csh or the improved version, tcsh) is a Unix shell created by Bill Joy while he was a graduate student at University of California, Berkeley
C_shell
Treatment for inverted nipples
Breast shells are hollow, lightweight plastic disks worn inside the brassiere to help correct flat or inverted nipples either in preparation for or during
Breast_shell
Topics referred to by the same term
the Shell may also refer to: Ghost in the Shell (manga), the manga by Masamune Shirow (including the original Ghost in the Shell, Ghost in the Shell 2 and
Ghost in the Shell (disambiguation)
Ghost_in_the_Shell_(disambiguation)
Windows computer program
Classic Shell is a computer program for Microsoft Windows that provides user interface elements intended to restore familiar features from past versions
Classic_Shell
Hard, protective outer layers created by an animal that lives in the sea
A seashell (or sea shell), also known simply as a shell, is a hard, protective outer layer usually created by an animal or organism that lives in the sea
Seashell
Command-line program
The remote shell (rsh) is a command-line computer program that can execute shell commands as another user, and on another computer across a computer network
Remote_Shell
Graphical user interface for Microsoft Windows
The Windows shell is the graphical user interface for the Microsoft Windows operating system. Its readily identifiable elements consist of the desktop
Windows_shell
Type of shell construction
explosive shell type characterized by thin (usually steel) shell walls which allow a much higher explosive content than standard high-explosive shells of the
Mine_shell
Nigerian regional subsidiary of Shell plc
Shell Nigeria is the common name for Shell plc's Nigerian operations carried out through four subsidiaries—primarily Shell Petroleum Development Company
Shell_Nigeria
American football player and coach (born 1946)
Arthur Lee Shell Jr. (born November 26, 1946) is an American former professional football player and coach. He played as an offensive tackle in the American
Art_Shell
Computer network security concept
Shell shoveling, in network security, is the act of redirecting the input and output of a shell to a service so that it can be remotely accessed, a remote
Shell_shoveling
United States-based subsidiary of Shell plc
Shell USA, Inc. (formerly Shell Oil Company, Inc.) is the United States–based wholly owned subsidiary of Shell plc, a British transnational corporation
Shell_USA
Shell or sea snails
medium-to-large-sized sea snails. Conch shells typically have a high spire and a noticeable siphonal canal (in other words, the shell comes to a noticeable point
Conch
Software interface based on commands formatted as lines of text
A command-line interface (CLI), also known as a command-line shell, is a means of interacting with software via commands – each formatted as a line of
Command-line_interface
Topics referred to by the same term
up shelling in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Shelling may refer to: Shell (projectile), explosive used in wars Searching for seashells Shelling (topology)
Shelling
Common name for a group of sea snails
in the genus Haliotis, the only genus in the family Haliotidae. Abalone shells are distinctive for their flattened, ear-like shape, nacreous interior,
Abalone
American media executive (born 1965)
Jeff Shell is an American media executive who served as president of Paramount Skydance Corporation from August 2025 to April 2026. He was the CEO for
Jeff_Shell
Topics referred to by the same term
Shell House or The Shell House may refer to: The Shell House, an historic home in Nassau County, New York Shell-Haus, a classical modernist architectural
Shell_House
cytotrophoblastic shell is the external layer of cytotrophoblasts from the fetus that is found on the maternal surface of the placenta. The cytotrophoblastic shell firmly
Cytotrophoblastic_shell
2002 anime television series
Shell: Stand Alone Complex is a Japanese anime television series produced by Production I.G and based on Masamune Shirow's manga Ghost in the Shell.
Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex
Ghost_in_the_Shell:_Stand_Alone_Complex
Topics referred to by the same term
Moon shell or Moonshell may refer to: Euspira heros, the northern moon snail Neverita didyma, the bladder moon snail Naticidae, or moon snails, a family
Moon_shell
Topics referred to by the same term
Shell Lake may refer to several places: Shell Lake, Saskatchewan, a community in Saskatchewan Shell Lake murders Big Shell Lake, a lake in Saskatchewan
Shell_Lake
Solvent interface of a solute
A solvation shell or solvation sheath is the solvent interface of any chemical compound or biomolecule that constitutes the solute in a solution. When
Solvation_shell
Thin-walled structural element
A shell is a three-dimensional solid structural element whose thickness is very small compared to its other dimensions. It is characterized in structural
Shell_(structure)
Japanese anime television series
The Ghost in the Shell (Japanese: 攻殻機動隊 THE GHOST IN THE SHELL, Hepburn: Kōkaku Kidōtai Za Gōsuto In Za Sheru) is an upcoming Japanese anime television
The Ghost in the Shell (2026 TV series)
The_Ghost_in_the_Shell_(2026_TV_series)
Global headquarters building of Shell plc
The Shell Centre in London is the global headquarters of oil major Shell plc. It is located on Belvedere Road in the London Borough of Lambeth. It is a
Shell_Centre
Topics referred to by the same term
shell theory may refer to: The shell theorem of fields and potentials due to a spherically symmetrical body Part of the theory of plates and shells in
Shell_theory
Species of freshwater snail
sinistral (left-coiling) shell as well as a unique set of muscles called the physid musculature that allows it to rapidly twist the shell as a defence mechanism
Physella_acuta
2017 video game
Shell Shockers is a 2017 first-person shooter video game produced by Blue Wizard Digital. The games features a setting of eggs with guns, allowing players
Shell_Shockers
Topics referred to by the same term
Shell Company may refer to: Shell corporation, a dormant company Shell plc, global oil company This disambiguation page lists articles associated with
Shell_Company
Topics referred to by the same term
George Shell may refer to: George C. Shell, Lawyer and Arkansas State Senator George R. E. Shell (1908–1996), United States Marine Corps general George
George_Shell
Topics referred to by the same term
Shell Beach may refer to: Shell Beach, Pismo Beach, California, a neighborhood of Pismo Beach Shell Beach, La Jolla, California, a beach Shell Beach, Louisiana
Shell_Beach
1995 film by Mamoru Oshii
Ghost in the Shell is a 1995 Japanese animated tech noir cyberpunk action thriller film directed by Mamoru Oshii from a screenplay by Kazunori Itō, based
Ghost in the Shell (1995 film)
Ghost_in_the_Shell_(1995_film)
File manager
DOS Shell is a file manager that debuted in MS-DOS and PC DOS version 4.0, released in June 1988. It was no longer included in MS-DOS version 6, but remained
DOS_Shell
American actress and writer (born 1962)
Shell Danielson (born September 25, 1962, in Upland, California) is an American actress and writer. She was the third actress to play the role of Laken
Shell_Danielson
American photographer and author (born 1946)
Robert Edward Lee Shell (born December 3, 1946) is an American photographer and author who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter for the death of
Bob_Shell
Shelled gastropod
A snail is a shelled gastropod. The name is most often applied to land snails, terrestrial pulmonate gastropod molluscs. However, the common name snail
Snail
Outermost structure of a steel or aluminium ship's hull
Shell plating is the outer-most structure on the hull of a steel or aluminum ship or boat. A strake is the name given to each line of planking in a wooden
Shell_plating
Family of shellfish, many edible
through the water using jet propulsion created by repeatedly clapping their shells together. Scallops have a well-developed nervous system, and unlike most
Scallop
Flowering plant in the family Anacardiaceae
led by the Ivory Coast and India. The nut shell and raw seed are toxic, but the nut is edible once shelled and roasted or steamed. Treated cashews are
Cashew
Class of shelled marine molluscs
called tusk shells or tooth shells. They have a worldwide distribution and are the only class of exclusively infaunal marine molluscs. Shells of species
Tusk_shell
Political crisis in Britain
The Shell Crisis of 1915 was a shortage of artillery shells on the front lines in the First World War that led to a political crisis in the United Kingdom
Shell_Crisis_of_1915
Film by Rupert Sanders
Ghost in the Shell is a 2017 cyberpunk action film directed by Rupert Sanders and written by Jamie Moss, William Wheeler, and Ehren Kruger. It is the
Ghost in the Shell (2017 film)
Ghost_in_the_Shell_(2017_film)
Main opening of the shell, where the head-foot part of the body of the animal emerges
The aperture is an opening in certain kinds of mollusc shells: it is the main opening of the shell, where the head-foot part of the body of the animal emerges
Aperture_(mollusc)
Topics referred to by the same term
Spiral shell may refer to: Mollusc shells, of which some are spiral-shaped Gastropod shells, of which most are spiral-shaped Whorl (mollusc), a 360º turn
Spiral_shell
Underground structure decorated with seashells
The Shell Grotto, sometimes called the Shell Temple, is an ornate underground shell grotto in the seaside town of Margate, Kent, England. The grotto,
Shell_Grotto,_Margate
Topics referred to by the same term
Atom shell may refer to either what is properly called an electron shell or an atomic orbital that makes up an electron subshell. Atom shell may also
Atom_shell
Conceptual model for human error in aviation
In aviation, the SHELL model (also known as the SHEL model) is a conceptual model of human factors that helps to clarify the location and cause of human
SHELL_model
Organic-inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs
organic–inorganic composite material produced by some molluscs as an inner shell layer. It is also the material of which pearls are composed. It is strong
Nacre
Species of bivalve
The razor shell, Ensis magnus, also called razor clam, razor fish or spoot (In Scots), is a bivalve of the family Pharidae. It is found on sandy beaches
Razor_shell
Computer bug exploit caused by invalid data
in a shell, thus preventing the possibility of shell injection. For example, rather than implementing Git functionality by invoking git ... shell commands
Code_injection
Cricket competition
The Shell Conference was a first-class cricket competition held in New Zealand in the 1997–98, 1998–99 and 1999–2000 seasons, sponsored by Shell. New Zealand
Shell_Conference
Variety of families of Mollusca
Early Triassic epoch: The genus Liostrea grew on the shells of living ammonoids. Almost all shell-bearing mollusks can secrete pearls, yet most are not
Oyster
Class of molluscs
refers to gastropods with a large external shell into which the body can fully retract, while slugs have no shell or a small internal one, and semislugs can
Gastropod
Family of molluscs
All are protected under CITES Appendix II. Depending on species, adult shell diameter is between 10 and 25 cm (4 and 10 inches). The Nautilidae, both
Nautilus
Book by Rosamunde Pilcher
The Shell Seekers is a 1987 novel by Rosamunde Pilcher. It became one of her most famous best-sellers. It was nominated by the British public in 2003
The_Shell_Seekers
Japanese manga series by Masamune Shirow
Ghost in the Shell (Japanese: 攻殻機動隊, Hepburn: Kōkaku Kidōtai; lit. 'Assault Shell Mobile Squad') is a Japanese cyberpunk manga series written and illustrated
Ghost_in_the_Shell_(manga)
American football player (born 1952)
Donnie Shell (born August 26, 1952) is an American former professional football player who was a safety for the Pittsburgh Steelers of the National Football
Donnie_Shell
Ghost town in Wadena County, United States
Shell City is a ghost town in section 2 of Shell River Township in Wadena County, Minnesota, United States. The village of Shell City was established by
Shell_City,_Minnesota
Australian politician
Hayden Kevin Shell (23 March 1937 – 1 November 2015) was an Australian politician. Shell was born in Geelong to Alick Humphrey Shell, a painter, and Florrie
Hayden_Shell
SHELL
SHELL
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant spelling of Shelley.
Male
English
English surname transferred to unisex forename use, derived from the name of various places SHELLEY means "clearing near a ledge/slope."
Surname or Lastname
Respelling of German and Jewish Winkel.English
Respelling of German and Jewish Winkel.English : probably a nickname for a small man, from winkle, a kind of small shellfish.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Sea shell, Oyster
Boy/Male
Tamil
Jhinook | ஜà¯à®¹à¯€à®£à¯‚க
Sea shell, Oyster
Jhinook | ஜà¯à®¹à¯€à®£à¯‚க
Girl/Female
Muslim
Truly, Kind person, Beautiful
Boy/Male
Tamil
World, A group of shells
Girl/Female
Tamil
Shelly | ஷேலà¯à®²à¯€  Â
A way to do work
Shelly | ஷேலà¯à®²à¯€  Â
Girl/Female
American, Anglo, Australian, British, Chinese, English, French, Hebrew
From the Ledge Meadow; Form of Shelly; Meadow on a Hilltop; Little Rock; Ewe; Female Sheep
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Hann + the hypocoristic suffix -cok, which was commonly added to personal names (see Cocke).Dutch : from Middle Dutch hanecoc ‘winkle’, ‘periwinkle’ (a type of shellfish), probably a metonymic occupational name for someone who gathered and sold shellfish.Thomas Hancock, the uncle of Declaration of Independence signatory John Hancock (1736/7–93), was among the foremost of 18th-century American businessmen. He was a descendant of Nathaniel Hancock, who was known to have been in Cambridge, MA, as early as 1634. Born in Braintree, MA, John Hancock was president of the Second Continental Congress and the first governor of the state of MA.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Surname or Lastname
English
English : habitational name from Shell, a place in Worcestershire, so named from Old English scylf ‘bank’, ‘shelf’.Jewish (Ashkenazic) : ornamental name from German Schelle ‘bell’.Americanized spelling of German Schall or Schill.
Boy/Male
Tamil
A shell, Conch
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Shillito.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Sea shell, Oyster
Boy/Male
Tamil
Conch shell, Elephant
Boy/Male
Tamil
A shell, Conch
Boy/Male
Hindu
Sea shell, Oyster
Male
English
Short form of English unisex Shelley, SHELL means "clearing near a ledge/slope."
Girl/Female
Tamil
World, A group of shells
SHELL
SHELL
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Very Skillful; A Good Performer
Boy/Male
American, Australian, British, Celtic, English
Sea Friend; White
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Sanskrit
Born of Wood; Fire; Happiness
Boy/Male
Australian, French, Latin, Scottish
Christian
Boy/Male
Australian, Greek
Defender of Men; Protector of Mankind; Diminutive of Alexander
Girl/Female
Australian, Greek
Complete
Boy/Male
Muslim
Benefactor. Generous.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
Full of Strength and Bravery
Boy/Male
Hebrew Biblical
The Lord is my God.
Girl/Female
American, Australian, British, English
To Open; Opening Buds of Spring
SHELL
SHELL
SHELL
SHELL
SHELL
n.
Any bivalve mollusk which secretes a shelly tube around its siphon, as the watering-shell.
n.
A large, handsomely colored, marine univalve shell (Fasciolaria tulipa) native of the Southern United States. The name is sometimes applied also to other species of Fasciolaria.
a.
Capable of resisting bombs or other shells; bombproof.
n.
Any one of numerous species of marine top-shaped shells of the genus Trochus, or family Trochidae.
n.
Any bivalve shell of the genus Mactra. See Mactra.
n.
Any one of several large, thick, spiral marine shells belonging to Rapa and allied genera, somewhat turnip-shaped.
n.
One who, or that which, shells; as, an oyster sheller; a corn sheller.
n.
Any aquatic animal whose external covering consists of a shell, either testaceous, as in oysters, clams, and other mollusks, or crustaceous, as in lobsters and crabs.
v. i.
To be disengaged from the ear or husk; as, wheat or rye shells in reaping.
n.
Alt. of Shellac
a.
Having a shell.
n.
Work composed of shells, or adorned with them.
n.
Any marine gastropod shell of the genus Strombus. See Strombus.
n.
A marine shell of the genus Turbo. See Turbo.
a.
Abounding with shells; consisting of shells, or of a shell.
n.
Any one of numerous species of small marine bivalves belonging to Donax and allied genera in which the shell is wedge-shaped.
n.
Any pteropod shell.
a.
Having no shell.
n.
Any one of various species of marine bivalve shells belonging to the genus Avicula, in which the hinge border projects like a wing.
n.
Any one of numerous species of small white polished marine shells of the genus Olivella.