| shell | noun (n.) A hard outside covering, as of a fruit or an animal. |
| | noun (n.) The covering, or outside part, of a nut; as, a hazelnut shell. |
| | noun (n.) A pod. |
| | noun (n.) The hard covering of an egg. |
| | noun (n.) The hard calcareous or chitinous external covering of mollusks, crustaceans, and some other invertebrates. In some mollusks, as the cuttlefishes, it is internal, or concealed by the mantle. Also, the hard covering of some vertebrates, as the armadillo, the tortoise, and the like. |
| | noun (n.) Hence, by extension, any mollusks having such a covering. |
| | noun (n.) A hollow projectile, of various shapes, adapted for a mortar or a cannon, and containing an explosive substance, ignited with a fuse or by percussion, by means of which the projectile is burst and its fragments scattered. See Bomb. |
| | noun (n.) The case which holds the powder, or charge of powder and shot, used with breechloading small arms. |
| | noun (n.) Any slight hollow structure; a framework, or exterior structure, regarded as not complete or filled in; as, the shell of a house. |
| | noun (n.) A coarse kind of coffin; also, a thin interior coffin inclosed in a more substantial one. |
| | noun (n.) An instrument of music, as a lyre, -- the first lyre having been made, it is said, by drawing strings over a tortoise shell. |
| | noun (n.) An engraved copper roller used in print works. |
| | noun (n.) The husks of cacao seeds, a decoction of which is often used as a substitute for chocolate, cocoa, etc. |
| | noun (n.) The outer frame or case of a block within which the sheaves revolve. |
| | noun (n.) A light boat the frame of which is covered with thin wood or with paper; as, a racing shell. |
| | noun (n.) Something similar in form or action to an ordnance shell; |
| | noun (n.) A case or cartridge containing a charge of explosive material, which bursts after having been thrown high into the air. It is often elevated through the agency of a larger firework in which it is contained. |
| | noun (n.) A torpedo. |
| | noun (n.) A concave rough cast-iron tool in which a convex lens is ground to shape. |
| | noun (n.) A gouge bit or shell bit. |
| | verb (v. t.) To strip or break off the shell of; to take out of the shell, pod, etc.; as, to shell nuts or pease; to shell oysters. |
| | verb (v. t.) To separate the kernels of (an ear of Indian corn, wheat, oats, etc.) from the cob, ear, or husk. |
| | verb (v. t.) To throw shells or bombs upon or into; to bombard; as, to shell a town. |
| | verb (v. i.) To fall off, as a shell, crust, etc. |
| | verb (v. i.) To cast the shell, or exterior covering; to fall out of the pod or husk; as, nuts shell in falling. |
| | verb (v. i.) To be disengaged from the ear or husk; as, wheat or rye shells in reaping. |
| bell | noun (n.) A hollow metallic vessel, usually shaped somewhat like a cup with a flaring mouth, containing a clapper or tongue, and giving forth a ringing sound on being struck. |
| | noun (n.) A hollow perforated sphere of metal containing a loose ball which causes it to sound when moved. |
| | noun (n.) Anything in the form of a bell, as the cup or corol of a flower. |
| | noun (n.) That part of the capital of a column included between the abacus and neck molding; also used for the naked core of nearly cylindrical shape, assumed to exist within the leafage of a capital. |
| | noun (n.) The strikes of the bell which mark the time; or the time so designated. |
| | verb (v. t.) To put a bell upon; as, to bell the cat. |
| | verb (v. t.) To make bell-mouthed; as, to bell a tube. |
| | verb (v. i.) To develop bells or corollas; to take the form of a bell; to blossom; as, hops bell. |
| | verb (v. t.) To utter by bellowing. |
| | verb (v. i.) To call or bellow, as the deer in rutting time; to make a bellowing sound; to roar. |
| fell | noun (n.) A skin or hide of a beast with the wool or hair on; a pelt; -- used chiefly in composition, as woolfell. |
| | noun (n.) A barren or rocky hill. |
| | noun (n.) A wild field; a moor. |
| | noun (n.) The finer portions of ore which go through the meshes, when the ore is sorted by sifting. |
| | noun (n.) A form of seam joining two pieces of cloth, the edges being folded together and the stitches taken through both thicknesses. |
| | noun (n.) The end of a web, formed by the last thread of the weft. |
| | adjective (a.) Cruel; barbarous; inhuman; fierce; savage; ravenous. |
| | adjective (a.) Eager; earnest; intent. |
| | adjective (a.) Gall; anger; melancholy. |
| | verb (v. i.) To cause to fall; to prostrate; to bring down or to the ground; to cut down. |
| | verb (v. t.) To sew or hem; -- said of seams. |
| | (imp.) of Fall |
| | () imp. of Fall. |
| sell | noun (n.) Self. |
| | noun (n.) A sill. |
| | noun (n.) A cell; a house. |
| | noun (n.) A saddle for a horse. |
| | noun (n.) A throne or lofty seat. |
| | noun (n.) An imposition; a cheat; a hoax. |
| | verb (v. t.) To transfer to another for an equivalent; to give up for a valuable consideration; to dispose of in return for something, especially for money. |
| | verb (v. t.) To make a matter of bargain and sale of; to accept a price or reward for, as for a breach of duty, trust, or the like; to betray. |
| | verb (v. t.) To impose upon; to trick; to deceive; to make a fool of; to cheat. |
| | verb (v. i.) To practice selling commodities. |
| | verb (v. i.) To be sold; as, corn sells at a good price. |
| smell | noun (n.) To perceive by the olfactory nerves, or organs of smell; to have a sensation of, excited through the nasal organs when affected by the appropriate materials or qualities; to obtain the scent of; as, to smell a rose; to smell perfumes. |
| | noun (n.) To detect or perceive, as if by the sense of smell; to scent out; -- often with out. |
| | noun (n.) To give heed to. |
| | verb (v. i.) To affect the olfactory nerves; to have an odor or scent; -- often followed by of; as, to smell of smoke, or of musk. |
| | verb (v. i.) To have a particular tincture or smack of any quality; to savor; as, a report smells of calumny. |
| | verb (v. i.) To exercise the sense of smell. |
| | verb (v. i.) To exercise sagacity. |
| | verb (v. t.) The sense or faculty by which certain qualities of bodies are perceived through the instrumentally of the olfactory nerves. See Sense. |
| | verb (v. t.) The quality of any thing or substance, or emanation therefrom, which affects the olfactory organs; odor; scent; fragrance; perfume; as, the smell of mint. |
| spell | noun (n.) A spelk, or splinter. |
| | noun (n.) The relief of one person by another in any piece of work or watching; also, a turn at work which is carried on by one person or gang relieving another; as, a spell at the pumps; a spell at the masthead. |
| | noun (n.) The time during which one person or gang works until relieved; hence, any relatively short period of time, whether a few hours, days, or weeks. |
| | noun (n.) One of two or more persons or gangs who work by spells. |
| | noun (n.) A gratuitous helping forward of another's work; as, a logging spell. |
| | noun (n.) A story; a tale. |
| | noun (n.) A stanza, verse, or phrase supposed to be endowed with magical power; an incantation; hence, any charm. |
| | verb (v. t.) To supply the place of for a time; to take the turn of, at work; to relieve; as, to spell the helmsman. |
| | verb (v. t.) To tell; to relate; to teach. |
| | verb (v. t.) To put under the influence of a spell; to affect by a spell; to bewitch; to fascinate; to charm. |
| | verb (v. t.) To constitute; to measure. |
| | verb (v. t.) To tell or name in their proper order letters of, as a word; to write or print in order the letters of, esp. the proper letters; to form, as words, by correct orthography. |
| | verb (v. t.) To discover by characters or marks; to read with difficulty; -- usually with out; as, to spell out the sense of an author; to spell out a verse in the Bible. |
| | verb (v. i.) To form words with letters, esp. with the proper letters, either orally or in writing. |
| | verb (v. i.) To study by noting characters; to gain knowledge or learn the meaning of anything, by study. |
| swell | noun (n.) The act of swelling. |
| | noun (n.) Gradual increase. |
| | noun (n.) Increase or augmentation in bulk; protuberance. |
| | noun (n.) Increase in height; elevation; rise. |
| | noun (n.) Increase of force, intensity, or volume of sound. |
| | noun (n.) Increase of power in style, or of rhetorical force. |
| | noun (n.) A gradual ascent, or rounded elevation, of land; as, an extensive plain abounding with little swells. |
| | noun (n.) A wave, or billow; especially, a succession of large waves; the roll of the sea after a storm; as, a heavy swell sets into the harbor. |
| | noun (n.) A gradual increase and decrease of the volume of sound; the crescendo and diminuendo combined; -- generally indicated by the sign. |
| | noun (n.) A showy, dashing person; a dandy. |
| | adjective (a.) Having the characteristics of a person of rank and importance; showy; dandified; distinguished; as, a swell person; a swell neighborhood. |
| | verb (v. i.) To grow larger; to dilate or extend the exterior surface or dimensions, by matter added within, or by expansion of the inclosed substance; as, the legs swell in dropsy; a bruised part swells; a bladder swells by inflation. |
| | verb (v. i.) To increase in size or extent by any addition; to increase in volume or force; as, a river swells, and overflows its banks; sounds swell or diminish. |
| | verb (v. i.) To rise or be driven into waves or billows; to heave; as, in tempest, the ocean swells into waves. |
| | verb (v. i.) To be puffed up or bloated; as, to swell with pride. |
| | verb (v. i.) To be inflated; to belly; as, the sails swell. |
| | verb (v. i.) To be turgid, bombastic, or extravagant; as, swelling words; a swelling style. |
| | verb (v. i.) To protuberate; to bulge out; as, a cask swells in the middle. |
| | verb (v. i.) To be elated; to rise arrogantly. |
| | verb (v. i.) To grow upon the view; to become larger; to expand. |
| | verb (v. i.) To become larger in amount; as, many little debts added, swell to a great amount. |
| | verb (v. i.) To act in a pompous, ostentatious, or arrogant manner; to strut; to look big. |
| | verb (v. t.) To increase the size, bulk, or dimensions of; to cause to rise, dilate, or increase; as, rains and dissolving snow swell the rivers in spring; immigration swells the population. |
| | verb (v. t.) To aggravate; to heighten. |
| | verb (v. t.) To raise to arrogance; to puff up; to inflate; as, to be swelled with pride or haughtiness. |
| | verb (v. t.) To augment gradually in force or loudness, as the sound of a note. |
| tell | noun (n.) That which is told; tale; account. |
| | noun (n.) A hill or mound. |
| | verb (v. t.) To mention one by one, or piece by piece; to recount; to enumerate; to reckon; to number; to count; as, to tell money. |
| | verb (v. t.) To utter or recite in detail; to give an account of; to narrate. |
| | verb (v. t.) To make known; to publish; to disclose; to divulge. |
| | verb (v. t.) To give instruction to; to make report to; to acquaint; to teach; to inform. |
| | verb (v. t.) To order; to request; to command. |
| | verb (v. t.) To discern so as to report; to ascertain by observing; to find out; to discover; as, I can not tell where one color ends and the other begins. |
| | verb (v. t.) To make account of; to regard; to reckon; to value; to estimate. |
| | verb (v. i.) To give an account; to make report. |
| | verb (v. i.) To take effect; to produce a marked effect; as, every shot tells; every expression tells. |
| well | adjective (a.) Good in condition or circumstances; desirable, either in a natural or moral sense; fortunate; convenient; advantageous; happy; as, it is well for the country that the crops did not fail; it is well that the mistake was discovered. |
| | adjective (a.) Being in health; sound in body; not ailing, diseased, or sick; healthy; as, a well man; the patient is perfectly well. |
| | adjective (a.) Being in favor; favored; fortunate. |
| | adjective (a.) Safe; as, a chip warranted well at a certain day and place. |
| | verb (v. i.) An issue of water from the earth; a spring; a fountain. |
| | verb (v. i.) A pit or hole sunk into the earth to such a depth as to reach a supply of water, generally of a cylindrical form, and often walled with stone or bricks to prevent the earth from caving in. |
| | verb (v. i.) A shaft made in the earth to obtain oil or brine. |
| | verb (v. i.) Fig.: A source of supply; fountain; wellspring. |
| | verb (v. i.) An inclosure in the middle of a vessel's hold, around the pumps, from the bottom to the lower deck, to preserve the pumps from damage and facilitate their inspection. |
| | verb (v. i.) A compartment in the middle of the hold of a fishing vessel, made tight at the sides, but having holes perforated in the bottom to let in water for the preservation of fish alive while they are transported to market. |
| | verb (v. i.) A vertical passage in the stern into which an auxiliary screw propeller may be drawn up out of water. |
| | verb (v. i.) A depressed space in the after part of the deck; -- often called the cockpit. |
| | verb (v. i.) A hole or excavation in the earth, in mining, from which run branches or galleries. |
| | verb (v. i.) An opening through the floors of a building, as for a staircase or an elevator; a wellhole. |
| | verb (v. i.) The lower part of a furnace, into which the metal falls. |
| | verb (v. i.) To issue forth, as water from the earth; to flow; to spring. |
| | verb (v. t.) To pour forth, as from a well. |
| | verb (v. t.) In a good or proper manner; justly; rightly; not ill or wickedly. |
| | verb (v. t.) Suitably to one's condition, to the occasion, or to a proposed end or use; suitably; abundantly; fully; adequately; thoroughly. |
| | verb (v. t.) Fully or about; -- used with numbers. |
| | verb (v. t.) In such manner as is desirable; so as one could wish; satisfactorily; favorably; advantageously; conveniently. |
| | verb (v. t.) Considerably; not a little; far. |
| mitre | noun (n.) A covering for the head, worn on solemn occasions by church dignitaries. It has been made in many forms, the present form being a lofty cap with two points or peaks. |
| | noun (n.) The surface forming the beveled end or edge of a piece where a miter joint is made; also, a joint formed or a junction effected by two beveled ends or edges; a miter joint. |
| | noun (n.) A sort of base money or coin. |
| | noun (n. & v.) See Miter. |
| | verb (v. t.) To place a miter upon; to adorn with a miter. |
| | verb (v. t.) To match together, as two pieces of molding or brass rule on a line bisecting the angle of junction; to bevel the ends or edges of, for the purpose of matching together at an angle. |
| | verb (v. i.) To meet and match together, as two pieces of molding, on a line bisecting the angle of junction. |
| mill | noun (n.) A money of account of the United States, having the value of the tenth of a cent, or the thousandth of a dollar. |
| | noun (n.) A machine for grinding or comminuting any substance, as grain, by rubbing and crushing it between two hard, rough, or intented surfaces; as, a gristmill, a coffee mill; a bone mill. |
| | noun (n.) A machine used for expelling the juice, sap, etc., from vegetable tissues by pressure, or by pressure in combination with a grinding, or cutting process; as, a cider mill; a cane mill. |
| | noun (n.) A machine for grinding and polishing; as, a lapidary mill. |
| | noun (n.) A common name for various machines which produce a manufactured product, or change the form of a raw material by the continuous repetition of some simple action; as, a sawmill; a stamping mill, etc. |
| | noun (n.) A building or collection of buildings with machinery by which the processes of manufacturing are carried on; as, a cotton mill; a powder mill; a rolling mill. |
| | noun (n.) A hardened steel roller having a design in relief, used for imprinting a reversed copy of the design in a softer metal, as copper. |
| | noun (n.) An excavation in rock, transverse to the workings, from which material for filling is obtained. |
| | noun (n.) A passage underground through which ore is shot. |
| | noun (n.) A milling cutter. See Illust. under Milling. |
| | noun (n.) A pugilistic. |
| | noun (n.) To reduce to fine particles, or to small pieces, in a mill; to grind; to comminute. |
| | noun (n.) To shape, finish, or transform by passing through a machine; specifically, to shape or dress, as metal, by means of a rotary cutter. |
| | noun (n.) To make a raised border around the edges of, or to cut fine grooves or indentations across the edges of, as of a coin, or a screw head; also, to stamp in a coining press; to coin. |
| | noun (n.) To pass through a fulling mill; to full, as cloth. |
| | noun (n.) To beat with the fists. |
| | noun (n.) To roll into bars, as steel. |
| | noun (n.) Short for Treadmill. |
| | noun (n.) The raised or ridged edge or surface made in milling anything, as a coin or screw. |
| | verb (v. i.) To swim under water; -- said of air-breathing creatures. |
| | verb (v. i.) To undergo hulling, as maize. |
| | verb (v. i.) To move in a circle, as cattle upon a plain. |
| | verb (v. i.) To swim suddenly in a new direction; -- said of whales. |
| | verb (v. i.) To take part in a mill; to box. |
| | verb (v. t.) To fill (a winze or interior incline) with broken ore, to be drawn out at the bottom. |
| | verb (v. t.) To cause to mill, or circle round, as cattle. |
