| noun | the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target “they laid down a barrage in front of the advancing troops” |
| verb | use explosives on “The enemy has been shelling us all day” |
| verb | create by using explosives “blast a passage through the mountain” |
| verb | fall out of the pod or husk “The corn shelled” |
| verb | hit the pitches of hard and regularly “He shelled the pitcher for eight runs in the first inning” |
| verb | look for and collect shells by the seashore |
| verb | come out better in a competition, race, or conflict “Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship” |
| verb | remove from its shell or outer covering “shell the legumes” |
| verb | remove the husks from “husk corn” |
| shell | verb | use explosives on |
| blast | noun | an explosion (as of dynamite) |
| blaster | noun | a workman employed to blast with explosives |
| shell | noun | ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun |
| shelling | noun | the heavy fire of artillery to saturate an area rather than hit a specific target |
| beatable | adjective | susceptible to being defeated |
| beating | noun | the act of overcoming or outdoing |
| trouncing | noun | a sound defeat |
| vanquishable | adjective | susceptible to being defeated |
| vanquisher | noun | someone who is victorious by force of arms |
| sheller | noun | a worker who removes shells (as of peas or oysters) |
| husk | noun | material consisting of seed coverings and small pieces of stem or leaves that have been separated from the seeds |
| husking | noun | the removal of covering |