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WHELKS Antonyms

There are 9 antonyms of the word whelks. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For WHELKS

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clams
nounn
noun

• informal terms for money

abalones
nounn
noun

• any of various large edible marine gastropods of the genus Haliotis having an ear-shaped shell with pearly interior

cockles
nounn
noun

• common edible European bivalve

• common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs

verb

• stir up (water) so as to form ripples

• to gather something into small wrinkles or folds

conches
nounn
noun

• any of various edible tropical marine gastropods of the genus Strombus having a brightly-colored spiral shell with large outer lip

mussels
nounn
noun

• black marine bivalves usually steamed in wine

• marine or freshwater bivalve mollusk that lives attached to rocks etc.

oysters
nounn
noun

• marine mollusks having a rough irregular shell; found on the sea bed mostly in coastal waters

• edible body of any of numerous oysters

• a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl

verb

• gather oysters, dig oysters

periwinkles
nounn
noun

• chiefly trailing poisonous plants with blue flowers

• commonly cultivated Old World woody herb having large pinkish to red flowers

• small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked

• edible marine gastropod

scallops
nounn
noun

• one of a series of rounded projections (or the notches between them) formed by curves along an edge (as the edge of a leaf or piece of cloth or the margin of a shell or a shriveled red blood cell observed in a hypertonic solution etc.)

• edible muscle of mollusks having fan-shaped shells; served broiled or poached or in salads or cream sauces

• thin slice of meat (especially veal) usually fried or broiled

• edible marine bivalve having a fluted fan-shaped shell that swim by expelling water from the shell in a series of snapping motions

verb

• decorate an edge with scallops

• bake in a sauce, milk, etc., often with breadcrumbs on top

• form scallops in

• fish for scallops

• shape or cut in scallops

snails
nounn
noun

• freshwater or marine or terrestrial gastropod mollusk usually having an external enclosing spiral shell

• edible terrestrial snail usually served in the shell with a sauce of melted butter and garlic

verb

• gather snails

Alternatives for CLAMS

Alternatives for ABALONES

Alternatives for COCKLES

Alternatives for CONCHES

Alternatives for MUSSELS

Alternatives for OYSTERS

Alternatives for PERIWINKLES

Alternatives for SCALLOPS

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