Cope and Shell

Cope

Cope noun - Something that covers or conceals like a piece of cloth.

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

Nearby Words: coped, coping

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

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Cope and shell are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Cope" with "Shell", this nouns are similar.

Nearby Words: shelling, shelled

Episode 22: The Director has become such a broken shell of a man that Epsilon and Carolina spare him, but, unable to cope with everything that he's done, he commits suicide. F.I.L.S.S.

Source: Machinima / Red vs. Blue: The Project Freelancer Saga
Shell-Shocked Veteran: Dilvan Ceylon has been a veteran of a war and he has troubles trying to cope with it.

Source: Webcomic / Anna Galactic
Might be that it is a defense mechanism of trying to cope with what really happened, making Andy a Shell-Shocked Veteran.

Source: Western Animation / Life With Louie

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