Face and Shell

Face

Face noun - An outer part or layer.
Usage example: a much-needed sandblasting revealed that the face of the old stone church is actually a pinkish granite

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

Nearby Words: faced, facing, facer, faceless

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

Face and shell are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Face" instead a noun "Shell".

Nearby Words: shelling, shelled

How words are described

human human face human shell
similar similar face similar shell
complete complete face complete shell
green green face green shell
Other adjectives: round, blank, small, entire, large, big, huge, sad, new, yellow, shocked, scary, different, giant.

Common collocations

people face people shell people
group face group shell group
family face family shell family
army face army shell army
Other words: death.

Both words in one sentence

  • Smart Animal, Average Human Gary even has dreams where he owns an enormous library and has a tall, humanoid body, with his shell and face as his head.
  • Webcomic / Heartcore Strike Me Down with All of Your Hatred: Ame dares Emerald to finish her with a shotgun-shell to the face.
  • What came out was an empty shell that existed for one sole purpose: to wipe the entire Murgo race off the face of the planet.
    Source: Empty Shell
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