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English noun: whelk

1. whelk (food) large marine snail much used as food in Europe


Broader (hypernym)seafood


Substance meronymwhelk

2. whelk (animal) large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell


Broader (hypernym)seasnail


Member meronymBuccinidae, family Buccinidae


Substance holonymwhelk


English verb: whelk

1. whelk (competition) gather whelk


ExamplesIn the summer they like to go out and whelk


Pattern of useSomebody ----s.
Somebody ----s PP


Broader (hypernym)snail









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