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any marine gastropod of the family Naticidae, having a rounded, short-spired, smooth shell.

the shell itself.

QUIZZES

In effect, this quiz will prove whether or not you have the skills to know the difference between “affect” and “effect.”

Question 1 of 7

The rainy weather could not ________ my elated spirits on my graduation day.

First recorded in 1935–40

Their friends noticed, and asked Sabrine to talk to him to bring him out of his shell a little.
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There is an expanded place-name index with more than 150,000 entries, and separate undersea, Moon, and Mars features.
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What would it take to carry people to the Moon, or Mars, or an asteroid?
To Infinity and Beyond! NASA’s Orion Mission Blasts Off|Matthew R. Francis|December 4, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Another said just the act of spending money on self-improvement made him determined to break out of his shell.
The Secret World of Pickup Artist Julien Blanc|Brandy Zadrozny|December 1, 2014|DAILY BEAST

If you tend to inhale your food without realizing how much you consumed, opt for nibbles like in-shell pistachio nuts.
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The moon seemed to smile on him; the aurora appeared to dance with unwonted vigour, as if in glee; the very stars winked at him!
The Giant of the North|R.M. Ballantyne
It had been many a moon since we took different roads, but MacRae hadn't changed that I could see.
Raw Gold|Bertrand W. Sinclair
The moon rose on a terrified mob trudging or riding the forty miles of road between Meerut and the Mogul capital.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
He had thought what it would be like to be a rich man, and bring a certain girl here for a moon of honey and roses.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
Off flew the shell, seven miles it flew; over the Turkish Army from one sea into another.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton