pretendshell
nounUK /prɪˈtɛndʃɛl/
US /prɪˈtɛndʃɛl/
A pretend shell is a toy shell you use when you play make-believe.
Mia put a pretendshell on her sandcastle and said a hermit crab lived there.
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2. A shell-shaped cover that hides or protects something by looking like something else.
The little robot wore a pretendshell so it looked like a rock.
3. A computer program that acts like a real shell but only pretends to run commands.
The students practiced typing commands in a pretendshell before using the real one.
4. A false outer layer that makes someone seem different from how they really are.
His cheerful pretendshell hid how tired he felt.