Synonyms for welk

Most common

shell · wale · pustule

All synonyms

Noun

Definitions

1. n. 1

   Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe.

Related words

Other spellings

whelk whilk

Forms

Plural

welks → wales, shells, pustules, scungillis…

Example sentences

• shell It took Tom a long time to break out of his shell.
• pustule A bright red pustule began forming on Haziq's nose during dinner.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

wale¹

5 letters

shell¹

7 letters

pustule

9 letters

scungilli

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Français

buccin