Shell corporation — For the oil company, see Royal Dutch Shell. Not to be confused with Shelf corporation. A shell corporation is a company which serves as a vehicle for business transactions without itself having any significant assets or operations. Shell… … Wikipedia
shell — [shel] n. [ME schelle < OE sciel, akin to MDu schelle < IE base * (s)kel : see SHELF] 1. a hard outer covering, as of a turtle, mollusk, insect, egg, fruit, seed, etc. 2. something like or suggestive of a shell in being hollow, empty, or… … English World dictionary
Shell Shaker — Infobox Book | name = Shell Shaker image caption = author = LeAnne Howe cover artist = Jaune Quick to See Smith country = United States language = English genre = novel publisher = Aunt Lute Books pub date = September 2001 media type = Print… … Wikipedia
shell — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 on eggs/nuts/some animals ADJECTIVE ▪ empty, hard, outer, protective, thick ▪ She had built up a protective shell around herself. (figurative) ▪ … Collocations dictionary
Shell (computing) — A shell is a piece of software that provides an interface for users of an operating system which provides access to the services of a kernel. However, the term is also applied very loosely to applications and may include any software that is… … Wikipedia
Shell dwellers — The terms shell dwellers or shelldwellers, shell breeding, or ostracophil are descriptive terms for cichlid fish that use the empty shells of aquatic snails as sites for breeding and shelter. The terms have no taxonomic basis, although most shell … Wikipedia
empty — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb 1 make sth empty ADVERB ▪ completely ▪ The cupboards had all been completely emptied. ▪ out ▪ We emptied out the tank. PREPOSITION … Collocations dictionary
shell — n American 1. a dollar. This usage may recall the use of cowries and other sea shells as cur rency, or come from the verb to shell out (in which shell refers to the shell or pod containing seeds). Clams is a synonym. 2. a beer, beercan. This rare … Contemporary slang
empty cartridge — cartridge or shell devoid of gunpowder used in military training exercises … English contemporary dictionary
vacant shell — tuščiasis sluoksnis statusas T sritis radioelektronika atitikmenys: angl. empty shell; vacant shell vok. freie Schale, f rus. свободная оболочка, f pranc. couche libre, f; couche vacante, f; gaine vacante, f … Radioelektronikos terminų žodynas