Bare and Shell

Bare

Bare verb - To make known (as information previously kept secret).

Shell and bare are semantically related In some cases you can use "Shell" instead a verb "Bare".

Nearby Words: barely, bared, bareness

Shell

Shell verb - To remove the natural covering of.
Usage example: shelling peanuts
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Synonyms for Shell

Bare and shell are semantically related in activity topic. Sometimes you can use "Bare" instead a verb "Shell".

Nearby Words: shelling, shelled

Common collocations

life bare life shell life
nothing bare nothing shell nothing

Both words in one sentence

  • Series / Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell Shell-Shocked Veteran: Strange is adversely affected by his second war, particularly having to kill a man with magic (and also, in a sense, with his own bare hands).
  • Advertising / M&Ms Naked People Are Funny: The "Bare All" promotion was geared around this, with the M&M's spokescandies going shell-less in a private nude camp.
  • Series / Jessica Jones Trish had previously emptied her revolver at Kilgrave, so she removes the spent shell casings from the cylinder and tries to push one of them into her temple with her bare hands to fulfill the command.
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