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This tool relates English terms to concepts from the SUMO ontology by means of mappings to WordNet synsets.

According to WordNet, the noun "shell" has 10 sense(s).

104190997 a very light narrow racing boat.

101904182 the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod.

104190747 the housing or outer covering of something; "the clock has a walnut case".

101903756 hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles.

111683556 the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts.

109432430 the exterior covering of a bird's egg.

114758536 the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals.

104190464 ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun.

103959701 a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners).

109432283 a rigid covering that envelops an object; "the satellite is covered with a smooth shell of ice".

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