white conch shell over wood floor

>For other uses, see Conch (disambiguation). See text The genus Strombus is made up of the true conches (pronounced "Konk") in the family Strombidae. A conch is a sea creature, a mollusk, and more specifically, a marine gastropod. Still, it should be noted that many other gastropods have common names using conch, such as the Horse Conch (Pleuroploca gigantea). See more at Wikipedia.org...

s commonly known as shell include:An animal shell, the hard, rigid outer covering of an animal such as a mollusk or a turtle. The hard outer layer of some plant fruiting bodies such as nuts.A type of user interface in computer software, often an operating system shell, such as a Unix shell command line interpreter in the Unix operating system or the DOS Shell in MS-DOS. See shell (computing).An electron shell (energy level), consisting of a number of electrons in an orbital around an atomic nucleusThe short name (and Brand) of the Royal Dutch Shell energy multinational, and its US subsidiary Shell Oil CompanyA projectile with explosive charge, shot from a gun; typically shells are larger than bullets and shot from larger guns. See shell (projectile).In physics, see On shell and off shellA structural form, usually made of concrete, that principally derives its strength by virtue of its shape. The term is derived from the primary usage in the context of nature. For example, the shell of an egg, though very thin, is difficult to break because of its shape.A long, narrow, rowed watercraft. See racing shell.A sorting algorithm invented by Donald L. Shell. See shell sort. See more at Wikipedia.org...

>In archaeology a feature refers to any dug, built or dumped evidence of human activity. Examples include ditches, pits, kilns, hearths and postholesIn geographic information systems, a feature comprises an item of feature data.In image processing, a feature is a picture element which can be used for recognition.In the leisure industry, a feature may be a feature film or a radio documentaryIn the news industry, feature journalism provides extended articles or items about events, persons or circumstances.In phonetics and phonology, a distinctive feature is a property of a certain sound (phone) or of a certain phoneme.In software or gadgetry, marketeers speak of a feature meaning a "capability" or a "tool" See more at Wikipedia.org...