Destroy and Shell

Destroy

Destroy verb - To bring to a complete end the physical soundness, existence, or usefulness of.

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

Nearby Words: destroyed, destroyer, destroying

Shell verb - To remove the natural covering of.

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

Nearby Words: shelling, shelled

mind	destroy mind	shell mind
life	destroy life	shell life
people	destroy people	shell people
family	destroy family	shell family
Other words: base, army, town, forces, buildings, cities.

Instead, he empties powder from six revolver cartridges into a lock, stuffs in a shell casing, and hits its primer with the gun butt to set off the powder and destroy the lock.

Source: Shoot Out the Lock
Deader Than Dead: Amoracchius is such a powerful blade, it doesn't just destroy the physical shell of a demon, but kills it.

Source: Literature / Grave Peril
Fluffle's creation of the hard-and-soft-shell taco somehow turns into the quest to destroy the One Ring.

Source: Blog / Ask Fluffle Puff

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