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
Top
Top noun - A piece placed over an open container to hold in, protect, or conceal its contents.
Usage example: make sure the top is on the juice blender before you turn it on
How words are described
| human | human shell | human top |
| green | green shell | green top |
| single | single shell | single top |
| heavy | heavy shell | heavy top |
| Other adjectives: small, entire, hard, infamous, thin, new, yellow, next, different, golden, pink, giant, purple. | ||
Common collocations
| town | shell town | top town |
Both words in one sentence
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In Arcade Battles, a display in the top right shows the path your shell took when striking an enemy, and provides a similar 'instant replay' when you are blown up.
Source: Video Game / War Thunder -
One episode of The Muppet Show features a turtle who doesn't leave his shell, but is able to stick his head out a hatch at the top like a tank, while a gun emerges from the head hole.
Source: Removable Shell -
Seria from Rave Master has an interesting variation: she wears a bikini top... with a shell motif.
Source: Seashell Bra
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Top and Shell. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/shell/top
Shell & Top. N.p., 2016. Web. 21 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/shell/top>.
Top or Shell. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/shell/top.
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