shell Значение & определение

Значение на shell на български

• 0 the hard outer covering of something, especially nuts, eggs, and some animals:

  • Brazil nuts have very hard shells.

  • A piece of shell fell into the cake mixture.

  • the shell of a snail/crab/tortoise

  • a shell necklace (= a piece of jewellery made out of the shells of small sea creatures)

  • the shell of a burned-out farmhouse

• 1 a container, usually with a pointed end, that is filled with explosives and shot from a large gun:

  • Artillery and mortar shells were landing in the outskirts of the city.

• 2 a type of boat used for racing, driven by people using oars (= poles with flat ends)

• 3 a company that is used to hide illegal activities:

  • The shell advertised bonds for sale to investors, but this offering was essentially a fraud because no bonds ever existed.

• 4 to remove peas, nuts, etc. from their shells or their natural covering

• 5 to fire shells at something:

  • They were under orders to shell the hospital and the town hall.

• 6 short form of she will:

  • She'll be here later.

• 7 the hard outer covering of nuts, eggs, a few vegetables, and some animals:

  • [ C ] Turtles, snails, and crabs all have shells to protect them.

• 8 a tube filled with explosives that is fired from a large gun

• 9 to fire shells at something:

  • Military forces began shelling areas north of the city.

• 10 to remove the hard outer covering of nuts and other foods:

  • He sits in front of the TV, shelling peanuts.

• 11 contraction of she will or she shall:

  • She’ll be there tomorrow, I’m sure.

• 12 a company that has been created to hide illegal activities:

  • The shell advertised bonds for sale to investors, but this offering was essentially a fraud because no bonds ever existed.

  • She played a vital role in the bribery scheme by creating a shell company to receive a flow of illicit payments.

• 13 a company that has been officially created so that it can be sold to someone who does not want to have to create the company themselves:

  • Most holding company reorganizations involve a merger between the pre-existing company and a shell company.

• 14 a company that was active in the past, but that now does little or no business, that someone buys so they do not have to create a new company:

  • Maypole was created out of a shell company called Octagon.

• 15 used to describe an organization that has been created to hide illegal activities:

  • The bill would prevent US banks from opening accounts for foreign shell banks.