House and Shell

House

House noun - A commercial or industrial activity or organization.

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

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

Usage example: eating oysters straight out of their shells

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

Nearby Words: shelling, shelled

burning	burning house	burning shell
human	human house	human shell
complete	complete house	complete shell
single	single house	single shell
Other adjectives: small, entire, large, huge, new, abandoned, vacant, next, last, different, giant.

people	house people	shell people
family	house family	shell family
area	house area	shell area
army	house army	shell army
Other words: death, personality, minds, cities.

The house set looked like an artillery shell had hit it, wiping out the fourth wall and one corner of the house.

Source: Radio / The Burns and Allen Show
However, the point of a shell game is that with some quick sleight of hand, the "house" ensures the player wins the first round by putting an item under all three.

Source: Shell Game
You cant just stuff it into your wallet and then shell out a bunch of crumpled twenties and dog-eared tens when you want a pool built in your back yard or an addition put on your house.

Source: Suspicious Spending

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