Pocket and Shell

Pocket

Pocket noun - Available money.

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

Nearby Words: pock, pocketed, pocketing, pocketful

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

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

Nearby Words: shelling, shelled

human	human pocket	human shell
silver	silver pocket	silver shell
single	single pocket	single shell
small	small pocket	small shell
Other adjectives: massive, large, big, last, different, giant.

The clerk complied; the man then pulled a shell from his pocket, loaded the gun, and killed himself right in front of the guy who'd just handed him the gun.

Source: Ballistic Discount
Chekhov's Gun: The shotgun shell David puts in his pocket in the sheriff's office is later used to destroy the gate to Tak's dimension.

Source: Literature / Desperation
While a fetus is growing in an egg, air slowly seeps through the shell and forms a pocket for the chick to break into when it's ready to hatch.

Source: Literature / Anonymous Rex

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