shelled

Describes something that has a hard outer covering, such as a nut, egg, or crustacean.

• 🇫🇷Décrit quelque chose qui possède une coque ou une enveloppe extérieure dure, comme une noix, un œuf ou un crustacé.

1. Having a shell B1 formal

   Describing an animal or object that has a hard outer covering.

   • The shelled creatures crawled along the ocean floor.
   • Turtles are well-known shelled reptiles.
   • The shelled nuts were difficult to crack open.

   🇫🇷pourvu d'une coquille

   Synonymes: armoredcrustaceoustestaceous

   Antonymes: unshelled

2. Removed from the shell A2 informal

   Describing food items that have had their hard outer covering removed.

   • She bought shelled peanuts for the party.
   • The recipe calls for shelled shrimp.
   • I prefer shelled pistachios for a quick snack.

   🇫🇷décortiqué

• more shelled comparative form
• most shelled superlative form

A verb used to indicate the act of removing the outer covering of something, or to bombard with shells.

• 🇫🇷Verbe signifiant ôter l'enveloppe ou la coque extérieure de quelque chose, ou bombarder avec des obus ou des projectiles.

1. Remove the outer covering A2 formal

   To remove the hard outer covering from something, such as nuts, eggs, or seafood.

   • She shelled the peanuts for the recipe.
   • He shelled the hard-boiled eggs carefully.
   • They spent the afternoon shelling crabs.

   🇫🇷Décortiquer, écaler

   Synonymes: hullhuskpeelpodshuck

2. Bombard with shells B2 formal

   To attack or fire explosive shells at a target, typically in a military context.

   • The artillery shelled the enemy positions all night.
   • The city was shelled during the siege.
   • They shelled the fortress from a distance.

   🇫🇷Bombarder d'obus

   Synonymes: barragebombbombardcannonadepound

• shelled past participle
• shelled past simple
• shelling present participle
• shells third person singular

Variantes phrasal: shell out