seashell
seashell
Definition
sea·shell (-s̸hel′)
noun
the shell of any marine mollusk
seashell
Synonyms
seashell
n.
Common sea shells include: conch, periwinkle, abalone, ammonite, ram's horn, clam, mussel, oyster, starfish, sea urchin, sand dollar, sea snail, nautilus, scallop, cowrie, limpet, cockle, whelk;
seashell
Usage Examples
Converse of object
- collect: You can also collect seashells of the same value.
- sell: Lyme Regis " She sells seashells by the seashore " Nursery Rhyme inspired by Mary Manning, a Lyme Regis paleontologist.
- use: The ancient Chinese tried to solve the problem by using seashells as money.
- wash: Answers to: EMail Glaucus@hotmail.com Seashells Washed Up at Brighton Children can collect seashells washed in by the tide and deposited on the strandline.
- buy: Think before buying seashells - most had living animals in them when they were collected.
- contain: TOUCH TABLE This informative dry display contains the seashells and other animal remains often washed up on the strandline.
Adjective modifier
- many: Barricane, near Woolacombe: good surfing, many seashells.
- crushed: Atlantic fringe benefits The famous white beaches of the Uists are made up of crushed seashells.
- small: On the base is a small seashell, which I found on the beach.
Preposition: by
- seashore: Lyme Regis " She sells seashells by the seashore " Nursery Rhyme inspired by Mary Manning, a Lyme Regis paleontologist.
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