Mask
Mask noun - A cover or partial cover for the face used to disguise oneself.
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
| similar | similar mask | similar shell |
| complete | complete mask | complete shell |
| plastic | plastic mask | plastic shell |
| green | green mask | green shell |
| Other adjectives: blank, heavy, small, large, big, huge, new, protective, yellow, classic, last, scary, different, literal, pink, giant, metallic, magical, armored, purple, holographic. | ||
Common collocations
| personality | mask personality | shell personality |
Both words in one sentence
- An early puzzle in Professor Layton and the Miracle Mask involves a shell game with four cups.
Source: Shell Game - Of course the only real way to do this is to shell out real money for a mask and a TON of Ely for a Title to increase you enchanting level to 100%
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With his dark robes and face-concealing mask, he looks like he could be a Vader Clone but he's actually just an empty shell, with no personality and very little back-story that we know of.
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