shell
noun / verb
Meaning
- nounA hard external covering of an animal. The calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
Example:
In some mollusks, as the cuttlefish, the shell is concealed by the animal's outer mantle and is considered internal.
- verbTo remove the outer covering or shell of something.
- nounThe calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates.
Example:
In some mollusks, as the cuttlefish, the shell is concealed by the animal's outer mantle and is considered internal.
Source: Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Five-letter puzzle facts
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- Common
- #994 of 8,600 five-letter words by how often they're used
- Can be a Play Five answer
- As a first guess
- Tests likely letters better than 43% of common five-letter words.
- Vowels: 1 · Different letters: 4 · Repeated letters: l