Shell and Trigger

Shell

Shell verb - To remove the natural covering of.
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Synonyms for Shell

Trigger and shell are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Trigger" instead a verb "Shell".

Nearby Words: shelling, shelled

Trigger

Trigger verb - To cause to function.

Shell and trigger are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Shell" instead a verb "Trigger".

Nearby Words: trig, triggered, trigged, triggering, trigging

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Common collocations

death shell death trigger death

Both words in one sentence

  • Chrono Trigger has a shell game, where you need to identify one of three identical soldiers.
    Source: Shell Game
  • Video Game / World Of Warships One-Hit Kill: An armor-piercing shell in the right spot can trigger a Magazine Explosion which is instantaneous and fatal.
  • Recursive Ammo The first widely used example was probably the shrapnel shell, which used a timed fuse to trigger a small explosive charge within that would deploy its payload of musket balls.
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