in the shell
- nutshellSeed's protective casing
- casingEnclosing cover or frame
- kernelSeed or essential core
- uncookedNot yet prepared thermally
- encasedCompletely surrounded by covering
protected · husk · oyster · egg · walnut · pistachio · crab · lobster · command line · terminal · Linux · Unix · bash · enclosed · hiding · embryo · cocoon · armored
VULNERABILITY/PROTECTION (metaphorical)
in the shellexposed
Out in open
unprotected · out in the open · vulnerable · bare · naked