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shell a hard rigid usually largely calcareous covering or support of an animal The first known use: before the 12th century |
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5 Letters, 1 Syllable |
shell |
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3 Phonemes |
S e l |
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onset, rime |
sh ell |
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Morpheme |
shell |
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Sentence Examples We collected shells at the beach. We're going to have stuffed shells for dinner. They shelled the enemy troops. The town was shelled during the battle. |
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Related Words Sound the same but are spelled differently.
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Collocations The habitual juxtaposition of a particular word with another word or words with a frequency greater than chance.
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Neighborhood
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