Exterior and Shell

Exterior

Exterior noun - An outer part or layer.
Usage example: the exterior of the tooth consists of very hard enamel

Shell is a synonym for exterior in outside topic. In some cases you can use "Shell" instead a noun "Exterior", when it comes to topics like visible part.

Shell

Shell noun - An outer part or layer.
Usage example: the shell of the building is all glass, making it conspicuous on a street with mostly limestone facades
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Synonyms for Shell

Exterior is a synonym for shell in hull topic. You can use "Exterior" instead a noun "Shell", if it concerns topics such as carapace.

Nearby Words: shelling, shelled

How words are described

solid solid exterior solid shell
harsh harsh exterior harsh shell
entire entire exterior entire shell
hard hard exterior hard shell
Other adjectives: tough, cold, new, cynical, scary, different, emotionless, metallic, spiky.

Both words in one sentence

  • In his words, to most girls he's a heartless womanizer with a hard, rough exterior, like a candy shell.
  • World Tree: When seen from far away, the Exterior actually resembles a leafless tree enclosed in a shell, with the treetop in Latva and the roots in Juuri ('latva' and 'juuri' actually are the Finnish words for 'treetop' and 'root').
  • Beneath the Shell-Shocked Veteran exterior is a man who knows he betrayed the world to its ultimate doom, and would do so again, out of sheer terror.
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