# shells

Pronunciation: say "SHELZ" /ʃɛlz/

## Noun

1. Plural of shell. — plural of shell
   - Simple: Plural of shell. Use it when you mean more than one shell.
   - _The children gathered shells from the wet sand at low tide._
   - _Spent artillery shells littered the abandoned battlefield._
3. Alternative name for conchiglie, a type of pasta. — Alternative name for conchiglie, a type of pasta.
   - Simple: Another name for conchiglie, a curved pasta made to look like small seashells.
   - _She stuffed large shells with ricotta and spinach for dinner._
   - _Shells hold thick sauce well because of their hollow, curved shape._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of shell. — third-person singular simple present indicative of shell
   - Simple: Third-person singular simple present of shell. Use it with he, she, or it.
   - _He shells walnuts on the porch every fall._
   - _The battery shells enemy positions throughout the night._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/shells (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).