Used in a Sentence

shells

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for shells.

Editorial note

I think that means you have to be committed to learning a lot about Fish, or use two shells?

Examples15
Definitions2
Parts of speech1

Quick take

A surname.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of shells gathered in one view.

noun

A surname.

noun

(uncountable) Alternative name for conchiglie, a type of pasta. [pasta shells]

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for shells.

noun

A surname.

noun

(uncountable) Alternative name for conchiglie, a type of pasta. [pasta shells]

Example sentences

1

I think that means you have to be committed to learning a lot about Fish, or use two shells?

2

You now have each user's login shells, all of the joys of what those login shells touch, the sudo program and its configuration, all added to the attack surface.

3

They didn't use JavaScript to enhance their sites: their sites were nothing but shells to hold executable code.

4

A specialist in writing shells might enjoy this talk, but there wasn't much value for a generalist like me.

5

You could have a default on a loan if you were paying for your house with NukaCola bottle-caps, or engraved-crab-shells.

6

Also look at the the source files for the Tcl (tclsh) or Tk (wish) shells.

7

If i remember, they used to have shells in their evolutionary history (like the nautilus).

8

If you have to install two different shells for their functions, why not just use a real scripting language like Perl or Python?

9

But you look up in the sky and you don't see stars reduced to heat-radiating Dyson shells, or towed around by Shkadov thrusters.

10

So there can only be a finite number of concentric shells.

11

All hermit crabs use shells, all trapdoor spiders lay traps.

12

Unix commands are notoriously cryptic and shells don't help much.

Quote examples

1

In some shells (such as tcsh) it is a built-in command like "if" or "cd".

2

"""The coconut-carrying behavior makes the veined octopus the newest member of the elite club of tool-using animals—and the first member without a backbone, researchers say.""" What about hermit crabs, trap door spiders, and those crabs that build refuse that they find on their shells as camo?

Proper noun examples

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Shells are the web frameworks of 10 years ago.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use shells in a sentence?

I think that means you have to be committed to learning a lot about Fish, or use two shells?

What does shells mean?

A surname.

What part of speech is shells?

shells is commonly used as noun.