make-believeshell
nounUK /ˈmeɪk bɪˌliːv ʃel/
US /ˈmeɪk bɪˌliːv ʃel/
A make-believeshell is a pretend shell you use when you play make-believe.
She held the make-believeshell to her ear and pretended to hear the ocean.
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2. A protective outer layer that exists only in a game of pretend.
The dragon's make-believeshell kept it safe from the pretend knight.
3. A made-up excuse or cover story used to hide the truth.
His make-believeshell of being busy fooled no one.
4. A computer command wrapper that only pretends to run a program.
The script was just a make-believeshell that printed a fake success message.