Adjective : shelled pecans. From Dictionary.com.
Noun : One could not penetrate his shell. ,After the fire, only the shell of the school was left. From Dictionary.com.
Verb (used without object) : We spent the whole morning shelling while the tide was out. From Dictionary.com.
Seed corn was shelled from the cob with the thumb; we never threshed it with sticks. From Wordnik.com. [Buffalo Bird Woman's Garden] Reference
Fresh, green corn, shelled from the cob, was often put in a corn mortar and pounded; and then boiled without fats or meat. From Wordnik.com. [Buffalo Bird Woman's Garden] Reference
The clams come shelled which is a major convenience. From Wordnik.com. [2009 February 12 « Salt and Pepper.] Reference
It returns: Did you mean: "shelled" above the requested search results. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
These are the images from Aljerkoff and BBC over this same place that was "shelled". From Wordnik.com. [IT'S GAZA ALL OVER AGAIN..] Reference
First the Allies "shelled" (fired many shots and bombs) at the Germans to weaken them, and then 100,000 British soldiers charged the enemy. From Wordnik.com. [Conservapedia - Recent changes [en]] Reference
He was 12 when his Mostar home was shelled by the Croats. From Wordnik.com. [We Will Be The World] Reference
So are carp, soft-shelled turtles and other water creatures. From Wordnik.com. [Fall Of Eden] Reference
He has been assaulted, shot at, shelled, nearly taken hostage. From Wordnik.com. [Slain But Not Silenced] Reference
At least a dozen villages were reportedly shelled by the Serbs. From Wordnik.com. [The Wolf At The Door] Reference
The city's bar girls shelled out money for breast enlargements. From Wordnik.com. [Sun, Surf And Surgery] Reference
When the Chinese commander refused, the Japanese shelled the fort. From Wordnik.com. [Exposing The Rape Of Nanking] Reference
They were shot at and shelled by the Serbs almost every step of the way. From Wordnik.com. [A Death March In The Mountains] Reference
First is that taxophobic Times Mirror shelled out big bucks to try to duck taxes. From Wordnik.com. [If It Quacks Like A Sale . . .] Reference
The Serbs shelled the village and rousted hundreds of civilians from their homes. From Wordnik.com. [Unearthing The Truth] Reference
Late last week Serb forces massed on the border and shelled the village of Bukosh. From Wordnik.com. [Balking In The Balkans] Reference
It was May, it was Maryland: strawberries and asparagus and soft-shelled crabs were in season. From Wordnik.com. [What's Cooking In The U.S.A.] Reference
Soon after he arrived in Grozny's Minutka Circle, an airplane flew overhead and shelled the place. From Wordnik.com. [GIVING BACK] Reference
(Meanwhile, Paramount insists it hasn't yet earned back what it shelled out to make the hit flick.). From Wordnik.com. [King Of The Deal] Reference
America's oldest and most troubled gunmaker is getting shelled again -- this time by the U.S. military. From Wordnik.com. [Colt Takes Another Hit] Reference
At the other side the family found cold bunks in a much-shelled school; Devic's brother was promptly drafted. From Wordnik.com. [Mostar: A Glimpse Of Hell Frozen Over] Reference
For Serb gunners up in the mountains, the village was the easiest of targets; they shelled Lukavica as viciously as any target in Bosnia. From Wordnik.com. [All Quiet, For Now, On Bosnia's Northern Front] Reference
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