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• shell|fire — «SHEHL FYR», noun. the firing of explosive shells; artillery fire …   Useful english dictionary

• shell fire — noun dialect England : phosphorescence from decaying matter …   Useful english dictionary

• shell·fire — /ˈʃɛlˌfajɚ/ noun [noncount] : the firing of shells from large guns The soldiers traded shellfire. [=the soldiers fired shells at each other] The town came under shellfire …   Useful english dictionary

• shell — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 on eggs/nuts/some animals ADJECTIVE ▪ empty, hard, outer, protective, thick ▪ She had built up a protective shell around herself. (figurative) ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• fire — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 destructive flames ADJECTIVE ▪ big, huge ▪ fierce, raging ▪ serious ▪ catastrophic, devasta …   Collocations dictionary

• shell-shocked — adjective a) Stunned or mentally unbalanced by prolonged stress such as experienced in combat or under fire (shell fire); suffering from post traumatic stress disorder. Glenn Kilbourne had returned from France early that fall, shell shocked and… …   Wiktionary

• shell — less, adj. shell like, adj. /shel/, n. 1. a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk. 2. any of various objects resembling such a covering, as in shape or in being more or… …   Universalium

• Fire-retardant gel — (also known as fire blocking gel, fire protection gel, anti fire gel and by a number of trade names) is a liquid concentrate made of absorbent polymers that is sprayed through hoses and designed to protect structures and form firebreaks in… …   Wikipedia

• shell — [shel] n. [ME schelle < OE sciel, akin to MDu schelle < IE base * (s)kel : see SHELF] 1. a hard outer covering, as of a turtle, mollusk, insect, egg, fruit, seed, etc. 2. something like or suggestive of a shell in being hollow, empty, or… …   English World dictionary

• Fire dancing — (also known as, fire twirling, fire spinning, fire performance, or fire manipulation ) is a group of performance arts or disciplines that involve manipulation of objects on fire. Typically these objects have one or more bundles of wicking, which… …   Wikipedia

• Fire King — is an Anchor Hocking brand of glassware that is similar to Pyrex. Fire King is made of low expansion borosilicate glass and is ideal for oven use. HistoryFire King was originally produced in the 1940s for everyday use, rather than display. It was …   Wikipedia