Definition, synonyms and related words
plural of shell
"The storm left millions of empty shells scattered across the sandy beach."
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shell
"He shells the peas before cooking them."
In plain English: To shell something means to remove its hard outer covering, such as peeling an egg or cracking open nuts.
"The chef opened the oysters by tapping them gently with two spoons and then shells them over a bowl of ice water."