shelled

/ʃeld/

Thân thiện

The chef carefully removes the shelled peanuts from their brittle casings.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Having a shell or hard outer covering: Describes animals, fruits, nuts, or seeds that possess a protective external layer.
   • Having had the shell removed: Describes something from which the shell has been taken off.

Usage

• The primary meaning describes a natural, inherent characteristic (e.g., a ).
• The secondary meaning describes the result of an action (e.g., are peanuts that have been removed from their shells).

Examples

• Adjective (Having a shell):
  • Turtles and snails are shelled creatures.
  • Walnuts and pecans are shelled nuts.
• Adjective (Shell removed):
  • I bought a bag of shelled pistachios for the recipe.
  • The recipe calls for two cups of shelled peas.

Advanced Usage

• "soft-shelled": Having a soft or flexible shell.
  • Soft-shelled crabs are a delicacy.
• In biology, "shelled" often refers to organisms like mollusks, crustaceans, or certain eggs (e.g., ).

Variants and Related Words

• Shell (n/v): The hard outer covering itself, or the action of removing it.
• Unshelled (adj): Not having had the shell removed; still in its shell.
• Shelling (n): The act of removing shells, often from nuts or legumes.

Synonyms

• Armored: Having a protective covering (for animals).
• Hulled: Having the outer husk or shell removed (especially for seeds, grains).
• Peeled: Having the skin or outer layer removed (more general).

Antonyms

• Shell-less: Lacking a shell.
• Unshelled: Not removed from the shell.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. of animals or fruits that have a shell