shell

/ʃɛl/

noun A2
N Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Core Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: core. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

plural
shells

Meaning

  1. concha, caparazón

    • The turtle hides in its shell.

      La tortuga se esconde en su caparazón.

N Category Thing Concreteness Concrete Animacy Inanimate Countability Countable Scope Individual
Meaning fingerprint: Category: thing. Concreteness: concrete. Animacy: inanimate. Countability: countable. Scope: individual.

Similar words

Similar in other languages

German

Gehäuse

Gehäuse is the German word for the same thing — both mean "casing, housing, shell."

German

Eierschale

Close — a shell relates to an eggshell.

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa shell?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The turtle hides in its ___.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a shell?

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