Whelk
noun
1.
any of several large, spiral-shelled, marine gastropods of the family Buccinidae, especially Buccinum undatum, that is used for food in Europe.
noun
1.
a pimple or pustule.
noun
1.
any carnivorous marine gastropod mollusc of the family Buccinidae, of coastal waters and intertidal regions, having a strong snail-like shell
noun
1.
a raised lesion on the skin; wheal
whelk (wělk)
n.
An inflamed swelling, such as a pimple or pustule.
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- Whelked
adjective 1. ridged like the shell of a snail: a whelked horn.
- Whelm
verb (used with object) 1. to submerge; engulf. 2. to overcome utterly; overwhelm: whelmed by misfortune. verb (used without object) 3. to roll or surge over something, as in becoming submerged. verb (transitive) (archaic) 1. to engulf entirely with or as if with water 2. another word for overwhelm
- Whelmed
verb (used with object) 1. to submerge; engulf. 2. to overcome utterly; overwhelm: whelmed by misfortune. verb (used without object) 3. to roll or surge over something, as in becoming submerged. verb (transitive) (archaic) 1. to engulf entirely with or as if with water 2. another word for overwhelm
- Whelp
noun 1. the young of the dog, or of the wolf, bear, lion, tiger, seal, etc. 2. a youth, especially an impudent or despised one. 3. Machinery. any of a series of longitudinal projections or ridges on the barrel of a capstan, windlass, etc. any of the teeth of a sprocket wheel. verb (used with […]
- Whelped
noun 1. the young of the dog, or of the wolf, bear, lion, tiger, seal, etc. 2. a youth, especially an impudent or despised one. 3. Machinery. any of a series of longitudinal projections or ridges on the barrel of a capstan, windlass, etc. any of the teeth of a sprocket wheel. verb (used with […]