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Hyphenation for “shell”

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What is the correct hyphenation for “shell”? The purpose of hyphenation is to separate a word such as "shell" because otherwise it would be too long and would no longer fit on one line. This separation not only saves space it improves the visually flow of the text. This word separation exists in most languages. In English, the word separation of “shell” is based on the speech syllables. The separating syllable in linguistics is therefore the smallest group of sounds in the natural flow of speech. As a separator, the classic hyphen is usually used: „shell“ ⟶ „shell“.

Hyphens are occasionally used to denote syllabification, as in syl-la-bi-fi-ca-tion. Various British and North American dictionaries use an interpunct, sometimes called a "middle dot" or "hyphenation point", for this purpose, as in syl·la·bi·fi·ca·tion. This allows the hyphen to be reserved only for places where a hard hyphen is intended (for example, self-con·scious, un·self-con·scious, long-stand·ing). Similarly, hyphens may be used to indicate how a word is being or should be spelled. For example, W-O-R-D spells "word".

Definitions of "shell"

shell >> ʃɛl

Definition: [noun] the hard protective outer case of a mollusc or crustacean.
Example: cowrie shells

Synonyms of "shell"

carapace | outside | exterior | armour |

Definition: [noun] an explosive artillery projectile or bomb.
Example: the sound of the shell passing over, followed by the explosion

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projectile | bomb | grenade | bullet | cartridge | shot | trajectile |

Definition: [noun] something resembling or likened to a shell because of its shape or its function as an outer case.
Example: pasta shells

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Definition: [noun] the metal framework of a vehicle body.

Synonyms of "shell"

framework | frame | chassis | skeleton | basic structure | hull | exterior |

Definition: [noun] a light racing boat.

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Definition: [noun] an inner or roughly made coffin.

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Definition: [noun] the hand guard of a sword.

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Definition: [noun] each of a set of orbitals around the nucleus of an atom, occupied or able to be occupied by electrons of similar energies.
Example: in a multi-electron atom, the lowest energy shells fill up first

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Definition: [noun] short for shell program.

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Definition: [verb] bombard with shells.
Example: several villages north of the security zone were shelled

Synonyms of "shell"

bombard | fire on | open fire on | shoot at | attack | pound | bomb | blitz | strafe | cannonade |

Definition: [verb] remove the shell or pod from (a nut or seed).
Example: they were shelling peas

Synonyms of "shell"

extract | husk | hull | pod | shuck |