1. n., a ceramic-like armor against the elements, often spined for protection; v., to remove such an armor.

2. n., a thing from which to present feelers, toward danger and hurt.

3. n., a boundary built against vengeful forces.

4. n., a harbor, a fortress, a home.

5. n., an ammunition focusing an explosive charge to drive a projectile; v., to use such an ammunition.

6. n., a hard casing that shatters, into shards, then fragments, then sand.

7. n., a stratum that when fractured causes equalization.

8. n., a quantum from which energy can erupt in dizzying patterns.

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