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The noun 'shell' is a common noun, a general word for the hard outer part that protects the body of an ocean creature or amphibian; the hard outer covering of a nut or an egg; an object filled with an explosive to be shot from cannon.

A proper noun is the name of a specific person, place, or thing; for example:

  • Dr. Grantham M. Shell, Orthopedic Surgeon, Mobile, AL
  • Shell Beach, Pismo Beach, CA
  • Shell Oil Company

The word 'shell' is also a verb: shell, shells, shelling, shelled.

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