Cover and Shell

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Cover noun - A piece placed over an open container to hold in, protect, or conceal its contents.

Usage example: where's the cover for the cookie jar?

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Shell is a synonym for cover. In some cases you can use "Shell" instead a noun "Cover".

Nearby Words: covered, covering, coverage, coverlet

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

Usage example: eating oysters straight out of their shells

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Cover is a synonym for shell in integument topic. Sometimes you can use "Cover" instead the word "Shell" as a noun or a verb.

Nearby Words: shelling, shelled

similar	similar cover	similar shell
complete	complete cover	complete shell
solid	solid cover	solid shell
single	single cover	single shell
Other adjectives: blank, heavy, entire, hard, infamous, new, protective, last, different.

area	cover area	shell area
portion	cover portion	shell portion

One rocket or shell destroys the cover, the others get the alien lurking behind the wall.

Source: Take Cover
That or just dropping an artillery shell on top of the cowering squad, which frequently blows them out of cover.

Source: Take Cover
Nearly all the monsters in this group have an attack where they go cover themselves with their shell and then explode.

Source: Action Bomb

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