Form and Shell

Form

Form noun - The outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance.

Usage example: the wood-carver carved the block of wood into the form of a duck

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

Nearby Words: formal, formation, formed, formality, formless

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

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

Nearby Words: shelling, shelled

human	human form	human shell
mortal	mortal form	mortal shell
physical	physical form	physical shell
similar	similar form	similar shell
Other adjectives: complete, single, small, new, classic, last, different, giant, magical.

Illyria: You held affection for this shell, and yet you strike at its form without remorse.

Source: Staking the Loved One
The shot of Kuuga's head bending backwards into the shell of his new form scarily established how the Kiva Arrow and other assorted Final Form Rides would go.

Source: Series / Kamen Rider Decade
If that weren't enough, there's a variant of it without a shell (shooting the top of the shelled form's head removes the shell), which looks more like a lemon than a chestnut, and there's a a model of a skull helmet for it, though the helmet is even less developed.

Source: Dummied Out / Platform Games

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