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Definitions: Whelk |
WhelkNoun1. Large marine snail much used as food in Europe. 2. Large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shell. Verb1. Gather whelk. Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Date "whelk" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1870. (references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Blemish | Freckle, mole, macula, patch, blotch, birthmark; blobber lip, blubber lip; blain, maculation; scar, wem; pustule; whelk; excrescence, pimple; (protuberance). |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Whelk |
| English words defined with "whelk": Buccinoid, Buccinum, Buckie ♦ Chin whelk ♦ Dog whelk ♦ Nassa ♦ Rosy whelk ♦ Welk, Whelk tingle, Whilk, Wilk. (references) |
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit |  | Whelk pots used to catch the common whelk Buccinum undatum.Credit: Fisheries. |
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| "Whelk" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 95.45% of the time. "Whelk" is used about 22 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 95.45% | 21 | 76,261 |
| Noun (proper) | 4.55% | 1 | 339,140 |
| Total | 100.00% | 22 | N/A |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expressions using "whelk": Chin whelk ♦ Dog whelk ♦ rosy whelk ♦ whelk tingle. Additional references. | |
| Hypenated Usage | |
Ending with "whelk": dog-whelk. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
whelk | 20 |
dog whelk | 5 |
lightning whelk | 4 |
channeled whelk | 3 |
knobbed whelk | 3 |
agriculture whelk | 3 |
waved whelk | 2 |
case egg whelk | 2 |
rapa whelk | 2 |
rapa veined whelk | 2 |
stall.com whelk | 2 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "whelk"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | puprri (acne, blotch, botch, pimple, push, pustule), puçërr (pimple, pock, pustule, spot). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Arabic | حلزون (helix, snail, spiral), بثرة (acne, bleb, botch, pap, pimple, pock, pustule, vesicle, wart). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | пъпка (blotch, bud, burgeon, papilla, papula, papule, pimple, spot), пришка (blain, bleb, blister, gall, pustule, spot). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | uher (acne, blackhead, pimple), pupínek (blackhead, pimple, spot). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Danish | konksnegl (buckie), konk, rødkonk (buckie), konk (buckie). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dutch | wulk (buckie). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | metsästystorvikotilo (buckie). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | bulot, buccin. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | Wellhornschnecke (buckie), Wellhorn. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | βούκινο (conch, public knowledge), είδοσ σπειροειδούσ κογχύλιου. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | ehetõ kürtös csiga. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | pustola (blain, pimple, pimples, pock, pustule), buccino, buccina (buckie). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | ばい貝 (small water snails). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | ばいがい (small water snails). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Manx | mwatlag (buckie). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | elkwhay buzo (buckie), borbulha (acne, bleb, bubble, gemmate, pimple), búzio (diver, pearl fisher, pearl shell). (various references) melc de mare. (various references) прыщ (blotch, pap, pimple, pustule, zit). (various references) cnomhagan (a large whelk). (various references) vrsta školjke (shrew-mole). (various references) buccino, bocina (hooter, horn, klaxon, megaphone, speaking trumpet). (various references) valthornssnäcka (buckie). (various references) sivilce (acne, carbuncle, pimple, pustule), kabartı (blotch, bulging, exanthema, protuberance, puff, puffiness, pustule, raise, swelling, tumefaction), deniz salyangozu (periwinkle, Winkle). (various references) рубець (cicatrix, paunch, rumen, scar, score, tripe, welt), прищ (acne, pap, pimple, pustule). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | Buccinum undatum, Buccinum undatum (Linnaeus,1758). (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Derivations | |
Words beginning with "whelk": whelkier, whelkiest, whelks, whelky. (additional references) | |
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"Whelk" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: helk, hwel, hwelc, shelk, wheld, whelg, whell, whelle, whelt, whenk, wielk. (additional references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references). | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "e-h-k-l-w" | |
-2 letters: elk, hew, lek. | |
-3 letters: eh, el, he, we. | |
| Words containing the letters "e-h-k-l-w" | |
+1 letter: whelks, whelky. | |
+3 letters: hawklike, whelkier, wheylike, whiplike. | |
+4 letters: shellwork, shrewlike, whaleback, whalelike, wheelwork, whelkiest, witchlike. | |
+5 letters: shadowlike, shellworks, whalebacks, wheelworks, wraithlike. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)57 68 65 6C 6B |
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