n., a ceramic-like armor against the elements, often spined for protection; v., to remove such an armor.
n., a thing from which to present feelers, toward danger and hurt.
n., a boundary built against vengeful forces.
n., a harbor, a fortress, a home.
n., an ammunition focusing an explosive charge to drive a projectile; v., to use such an ammunition.
n., a hard casing that shatters, into shards, then fragments, then sand.
n., a stratum that when fractured causes equalization.
n., a quantum from which energy can erupt in dizzying patterns.
-gj