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shells

noun as in macaroni

Strongest matches

Strong match

noun as in munitions

noun as in pasta

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Pistachios are sold with or without their shells and are available in a range of savory or sweet flavors.

From Salon

In Santa Paula, firefighters were extinguishing smoky areas in the Santa Clara River bottom, while in the hard-hit Camarillo Heights neighborhood, they were mopping up hot spots some 300 feet in from the fire’s perimeter amid burned-out shells of homes.

According to legend, Tyre is the place where purple pigment was first created - the dye crushed out of snail shells to embroider royal robes.

From BBC

A friend and fellow Packers-Trump fan whom he had been tailgating with since 10 a.m. unsteadily waved a bottle of beer and showed off rounds of spent shotgun shells to a reporter before asking Ellsworth what Trump had lied about.

These were mainly grenades, shells and other weapons left behind by fleeing fighters from both sides - no landmines are thought to have been planted in this area.

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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