CONCH Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word conch. (close relations)
Definition of CONCH
conched
Best Alternative Words for CONCH
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building | nounn | |||||||
noun • a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place • the act of constructing something • the commercial activity involved in repairing old structures or constructing new ones • the occupants of a building | ||||||||
edifice | nounn | |||||||
noun • a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place | ||||||||
gastropod | nounn | |||||||
noun • a class of mollusks typically having a one-piece coiled shell and flattened muscular foot with a head bearing stalked eyes | ||||||||
mollusk | nounn | |||||||
noun • invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell | ||||||||
sculpture | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a three-dimensional work of plastic art • creating figures or designs in three dimensions verb • create by shaping stone or wood or any other hard material • shape (a material like stone or wood) by whittling away at it | ||||||||
seashell | nounn | |||||||
noun • the shell of a marine organism | ||||||||
shell | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • ammunition consisting of a cylindrical metal casing containing an explosive charge and a projectile; fired from a large gun • the material that forms the hard outer covering of many animals • hard outer covering or case of certain organisms such as arthropods and turtles • the hard usually fibrous outer layer of some fruits especially nuts • the exterior covering of a bird's egg • a rigid covering that envelops an object • a very light narrow racing boat • the housing or outer covering of something • a metal sheathing of uniform thickness (such as the shield attached to an artillery piece to protect the gunners) • the hard largely calcareous covering of a mollusc or a brachiopod verb • use explosives on • create by using explosives • fall out of the pod or husk • hit the pitches of hard and regularly • look for and collect shells by the seashore • come out better in a competition, race, or conflict • remove from its shell or outer covering • remove the husks from | ||||||||
shellfish | nounn | |||||||
noun • meat of edible aquatic invertebrate with a shell (especially a mollusk or crustacean) • invertebrate having a soft unsegmented body usually enclosed in a shell | ||||||||
spiral | nounn | |||||||
noun • a plane curve traced by a point circling about the center but at increasing distances from the center • a curve that lies on the surface of a cylinder or cone and cuts the element at a constant angle • a continuously accelerating change in the economy • ornament consisting of a curve on a plane that winds around a center with an increasing distance from the center • a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops • flying downward in a helical path with a large radius adjective satellite • in the shape of a coil verb • to wind or move in a spiral course • form a spiral • move in a spiral or zigzag course | ||||||||
taper | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a convex shape that narrows toward a point • the property possessed by a shape that narrows toward a point (as a wedge or cone) • a loosely woven cord (in a candle or oil lamp) that draws fuel by capillary action up into the flame • stick of wax with a wick in the middle verb • diminish gradually • give a point to | ||||||||
whelk | nounn | |||||||
noun • large marine snail much used as food in Europe • large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell verb • gather whelk | ||||||||
conche | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
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