shelled

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ʃɛld/

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Verb

shelled

1. simple past and past participle of shell

Adjective

shelled (not comparable)

1. (often in combination) Having a shell; testaceous.

   the shelled slug of species Testacella haliotidea

2. Having had the shell removed.

   Synonym: deshelled

   shelled peas

3. (cycling, slang) Unable to keep up in a race, having used up one's reserves of energy.

Antonyms

• unshelled

Derived terms

• nonshelled
• pitted-shelled turtle
• Santa Barbara shelled slug
• soft-shelled crab
• soft-shelled turtle

Translations

having had the shell removed

• French: décortiqué (fr)

Anagrams

• deshell