shale
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Synonyms: shade, shape, stale, shame, hale, shake, whale, shall, scale, swale, share
Antonyms: shade, shape, stale, shame, hale, shake, whale, shall, scale, swale, share
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Noun
- A [[shell#Noun|shell]], [[scale#Noun_2|scale]] or [[husk#Noun|husk]]; a [[cod#Noun_2|cod]] or [[pod#Noun|pod]].
- {{lb|en|geology}} A fine-grained sedimentary rock of a thin, laminated, and often friable, structure.
- {{lb|en|metonymic}} The [[shale oil]] and [[shale gas]] segment of the oil and gas industry. {{defdate|21st c.}}
Verb
- To take off the shell or coat of.
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