Is Shell a Noun or Verb

shell (verb) shelled (adjective) shelling (noun) shell–shocked (adjective)

Is Shell a noun?

In English grammar and cognitive linguistics, a shell noun is an abstract noun that, in a particular context, conveys or refers to a complex idea. … The term shell noun was coined in 1997 by linguist Hans-Jörg Schmid, who went on to explore the concept at length in English Abstract Nouns as Conceptual Shells (2000).

Is shell a adjective?

shell (noun) shell (verb) shelled (adjective) … shell shock (noun)