shelled

Meanings

• Adjective

  Having the outer covering or protective layer removed, as of an egg, nut, or seed.

  - "The farmer sells shelled corn at the market."
  - "Birds peck at the eggs until they are shelled."
  - "The chestnut vendor sells roasted chestnuts that are already shelled."

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Pronunciation

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Antonyms

unshelled

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Synonyms

deshelled

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with shelled
jelled , telled , melled , bedded , spelled

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Variants

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shelled , shell , shelling , shells , hard-shell , hard-shelled , hard-shell clam , hard-shell clams , hard-shelled clam , hard-shell crab , hard-shell crabs , hard-shelled crab , shell out , shelled out , shelling out , shells out , soft-shelled turtle , softshell , softshells , soft-shell , soft-shelled , soft-shell clam , soft-shell clams , soft-shelled clam , steamer

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Etymology

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From Old English scelan, 'to cover, hide, encase, protect, shield'; related to schil, 'shell'.

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Trivia

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1. The term 'shelled' is also used in military language to describe a projectile that has been fired from a weapon and has reached its target.

2. In the United States, it is illegal to sell raw, unshelled peanuts in some states due to the risk of salmonella contamination.

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Related Concepts

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1. Unshelled: The opposite of 'shelled'. Refers to something that still has its outer covering or protective layer.

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Culture

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In literature, 'shelled' is often used metaphorically to describe the emotional or psychological state of a person who has been exposed or vulnerable, such as in the phrase 'bare and shelled' in Herman Melville's Moby-Dick.

How to Memorize "shelled"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a nut or an egg and visualize the process of removing its shell.

2. associate
   

   - Associate 'shelled' with the image of a bowl filled with roasted, edible nuts or seeds.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember the sentence: 'Shelled corn is sweet, unshelled corn is a beast.'

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