Refuse and Shell

Refuse

Refuse noun - Discarded or useless material.

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

Nearby Words: refused, refusal, refusing, refuser

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

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

Nearby Words: shelling, shelled

human	human refuse	human shell
pathetic	pathetic refuse	pathetic shell

Most kids are clueless to what it is, higher ranking students refuse to discuss what it is, and people who were sent to it are usually too shell-shocked to describe what it's like.

Source: Cool and Unusual Punishment
This puts them in conflict with the others who refuse to change and demand the dissenters fall back in line and re-enter their shell.

Source: Living Is More Than Surviving
If you refuse sex with her and show interest in her as a person, she'll eventually come out of her shell and begin to actually love Shepard.

Source: Characters / Mass Effect 2 Early Party Members

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