unshell
Extract from pod
To unshell is to remove something from its shell—nuts, eggs, shellfish, or other encased things: She unshelled the pistachios while watching TV.
The word is uncommon, with "shell" typically serving as the verb for this action.
Unshell occasionally appears figuratively for exposing what's hidden or protected: therapy helped him unshell his emotions.
Make something visible
unveil · unmask · display · show · lay bare · bring to light · strip away · crack open
shuck
Protective outer covering
dehull · decorticate · crack · pod · kernel · seed · nut · core · pit · remove
reveal
Make something visible
disclose · unveil · unmask · display · show · lay bare · bring to light · strip away · crack open
free
Without payment or restriction
- releaseTo let go
- emancipateGrant freedom to
- extricateFree from entanglement
unbind · unfetter · unchain · deliver · rescue · disenthrall · unleash · unyoke · emerge · escape