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
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
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
Both words in one sentence
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Gary even has dreams where he owns an enormous library and has a tall, humanoid body, with his shell and face as his head.
Source: Smart Animal, Average Human -
Strike Me Down with All of Your Hatred: Ame dares Emerald to finish her with a shotgun-shell to the face.
Source: Webcomic / Heartcore - 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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