Morpheme
Shel(l) [Shell, Shel]
Type
free base
Denotation
hard outer covering
Etymology
Middle English shel, shelle, schelle; Old English sċiell, sċill, sċil, sċell, sċel, sċyll, sċyl
Evidence
aeroshell, backshell, bandshell, bodyshell, bombshell, clamshell, cockleshell, crabshell, deshell, eggshell, enshell, hardshell, headshell, inshell, intershell, kidneyshell, microshell, multishell, Musselshell, nanoshell, nonshell, nutshell, oystershell, papershell, seashell, shell, shellable, shellac, shellacked, shellacking, shellback, shellbag, shellbark, shellburst, shellcode, shelled, sheller, shellfire, shellfish, shellfisherman, shellflower, shellful, shellheap, shellier, shelliest, shelling, shellless, shelllike, shellpad, shellproof, shells, shelltoe, shelltoed, shelltoes, shellular, shellwork, shellworker, shellworking, shelly, shotshell, slitshell, snailshell, softshell, subshell, supershell, topshell, tortoiseshell, turtleshell, undershell, unshell
