unshell

[ uhn-shel ]
/ ʌnˈʃɛl /

verb (used with object)

to remove or liberate from or as from a shell.

Origin of unshell

First recorded in 1590–1600; un-2 + shell

Words nearby unshell

unshaken, unshaped, unshapen, unshaven, unsheathe, unshell, unshift, unshifted, unship, unshipped, unshroud

Example sentences from the Web for unshell

  • If we continue to unshell the kernel, we find, below this mineral layer, a last silken tunic that forms a globe around the brood.

    The Life of the Spider |J. Henri Fabre