pen shell

pɛn ʃɛl

Definition

Definition of pen shell - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

marine

TECH.

large saltwater clam with a fan-shaped shell

TECH.

The pen shell lives in sandy sea beds.

pinna

decorative shell

Rare

hard outer part of a fan-shaped clam used decoratively

Rare

She collected a pen shell for her art project.

seashell

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large saltwater clam with a fan-shaped shell

Expressions with pen

pen in

put animals inside a fenced area

They pen in the sheep every night.

pen up

enclose animals in a pen or enclosure

Farmers often pen up the sheep at night.

pen pusher

office worker doing routine paperwork

He spent his days as a pen pusher in a cubicle.

poisoned pen

writing intended to harm or criticize

The journalist's poisoned pen ruined the politician's career.

in the pen

adv.

in jail or prison

He spent three years in the pen.

stroke of a pen

quick decision made by signing a document

The law was changed with a stroke of a pen.

Expressions with shell

empty shell

outer covering left after contents are removed

The beach was covered in empty shell after the storm.

shell game

game where a pea is hidden under shells

He lost money playing the shell game at the fair.

shell out

pay a large amount of money unwillingly

He had to shell out $500 for the unexpected car repair..

shell corporation

company existing only on paper, often for business transactions

The shell corporation had no employees or real office.

just an empty shell

person lacking emotions or purpose

After the tragedy, he felt like just an empty shell.

crawl into one's shell

withdraw from social interactions or activities

After the argument, he crawled into his shell and avoided everyone.

go into one's shell

become withdrawn and avoid social interaction

After the argument, he went into his shell.

out of one's shell

adj.

more confident and willing to talk

After joining the club, she came out of her shell.

out of your shell

adj.

less shy and reserved

After a few weeks, Maya was finally out of your shell at meetings.

retreat into one's shell

withdraw from social interactions

She tends to retreat into her shell when she's feeling overwhelmed.

Examples of pen shell in a sentence

Collectors often seek out the pen shell for its beauty.
The pen shell was polished to a shine.
They found a rare pen shell on the beach.

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French:nacre, coquille de nacre, ...
German:Fächermuschel, Stiftmuschel, ...
Italian:pinna nobilis, conchiglia decorativa, ...
Spanish:pinna, concha de abanico, ...
Portuguese:nava, concha de Pinna, ...
Chinese:笔蛤, 贝壳, ...
Japanese:ペンシェル, タイラギの貝殻, ...
Arabic:مَحَار القَلَم, صدفة مروحية, ...
Hebrew:צִדְפָּה, קוֹנְכִיַּת עֵט, ...
Russian:перьевая раковина, раковина моллюска, ...
Ukrainian:раковина пера, черепашка молюска, ...
Hindi:पेन शेल, ...
Bengali:পাখা-আকৃতির সামুদ্রিক ঝিনুক, কলম শেল, ...
Catalan:cloïssa en forma d'abanico, closca de ploma, ...
Czech:pinna, lastura, ...
Danish:penmusling, ...
Dutch:pennenschelp, pennen schelp, ...
Greek:πεννοειδές όστρακο, κέλυφος οστράκου, ...
Hungarian:tollkagyló, kagylóhéj, ...
Khmer:ខ្យងសមុទ្រធំមានសំបករាងកង្ហារ, សម្បកខ្យងស្លាប, ...
Korean:부채조개, 펜 껍질, ...
Persian:صدف قلمی, صدف تزئینی, ...
Polish:muszla pióropuszowa, muszla dekoracyjna, ...
Portuguese (BR):pena-do-mar, concha decorativa, ...
Romanian:scoică-peniță, scoică, ...
Swedish:penmusla, pennskal, ...
Thai:หอยเปลือกพัด, เปลือกหอยปากกา, ...
Turkish:kalem kabuklu midye, deniz tarağı kabuğu, ...
Vietnamese:sò quạt, vỏ sò pen, ...

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