(obsolete) A game played on a billiard table, a variation of pool.

(chemistry) the outermost shell of electrons in an atom; these electrons take part in bonding with other atoms

Any of various waterfowl of the genus Tadorna, native to Eurasia, Africa and Australasia.

plural of shelf

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shelve

A fisheries and colloquial term for an aquatic invertebrate having an inner or outer shell, such as a mollusc or crustacean, especially when edible.

a small wedge-shaped tent made by folding two waterproof sheets of material together

(chiefly UK) A lightweight tracksuit consisting of a zip-front jacket and matching elasticated trousers, each having an outer nylon shell, often bearing panels and flashes of different colours, and inner cotton lining; popular in the late 1980s and early 1990s both as sportswear and as general leisurewear.

(idiomatic) As purchased or as commonly available, without modification or customization.

A thick, floating platform of ice that forms where a glacier or ice sheet flows down to a coastline and onto the ocean surface. Ice shelves are found in Antarctica, Greenland, and Canada only.