Barrel and Shell

Barrel

Barrel noun - A considerable amount.

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Shell and barrel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Shell" instead a noun "Barrel".

Nearby Words: barreled, barreling, barrelled

Shell noun - Something that encloses another thing especially to protect it.

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Barrel and shell are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Barrel" instead a noun "Shell".

Nearby Words: shelling, shelled

burning	burning barrel	burning shell
green	green barrel	green shell
single	single barrel	single shell
round	round barrel	round shell
Other adjectives: small, entire, large, big, huge, infamous, fragile, new, glowing, yellow, explosive, last, giant, exploding, purple.

The 1200 comes in hunting and defender versions, with a longer barrel and limited shell capacity in the former, and a longer magazine tube and shorter barrel for the latter.

Source: Cool Guns / Shotguns
One barrel fired a high-explosive shell at the intended target; the opposite barrel fired a "counter-shot" composed of bird shot and axle grease of the same mass as the shell to provide the recoilless effect.

Source: Missing Backblast
Noodle Incident: Face mentions some incident where Murdock apparently almost got them captured, somehow involving a shell in a barrel that he didn't know was there.

Source: Recap / The A Team S 3 E 6 Double Heat

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