half shell

adjective

Inexpensive; not overpriced.

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Meanings

adjective

alternative half-shell

  1. colloquialespeciallyrareInexpensive; not overpriced.
nounhalf shell (countable and uncountable, plural half shells)

plural half shells · alternative half-shell

  1. countablefigurativelyuncountablenatural sciencesAny half of a roughly spherical-like object; any dome-shaped object.
  2. countableespeciallyuncountableEither half of a clamshell especially when used to serve individual portions of spiced, minced, breaded, baked clams.
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APA

half shell. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half%20shell

MLA

“half shell.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half%20shell. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “half shell,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/half%20shell.

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