Batter and Shell

Batter

Batter verb - To use bombs or artillery against.

Usage example: planes battered the city for weeks

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

Nearby Words: battered, battery, batted, battering, batting

Shell verb - To use bombs or artillery against.

Usage example: the enemy shelled the city for days without letup

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Batter and shell are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Batter" instead a verb "Shell".

Nearby Words: shelling, shelled

So one of the girls dunks the bomb in batter and deep-fries it, and it explodes harmlessly within the breading shell.

Source: Deep-Fried Whatever

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