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conch
1[kongk, konch]
noun
plural
conchs, conchesthe spiral shell of a gastropod, often used as a horn.
any of various marine gastropods.
the fabled shell trumpet of the Tritons.
(often initial capital letter)
a term used to refer to a native or inhabitant of the Florida Keys.
a term used to refer to a Bahamian.
Architecture.Also a smooth concave surface consisting of or resembling the interior of a semidome, as the surface of a vault, a trompe, or the head of a niche.
conch-
2variant of concho- before a vowel.
conch
/ kɒŋk, kɒntʃ /
noun
any of various tropical marine gastropod molluscs of the genus Strombus and related genera, esp S. gigas (giant conch), characterized by a large brightly coloured spiral shell
the shell of such a mollusc, used as a trumpet
architect another name for concha
Sensitive Note
Other 51Թ Forms
- conchate adjective
- conched adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of conch1
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of conch1
Example Sentences
Signs assembled from vehicle tires line a dusty pedestrian route from the paved road to her gas station — a cleverly suggestive Shell station, apparently, given the chrome conches adorning the pump handles.
Protesters blew conch shells - the sound is considered auspicious.
The race starts any time from midnight to noon on race day, with one hour till race start signalled by blowing a conch.
It is more cringy than sweet seeing her flirt with him over how to pronounce “conch.”
An Indian air force helicopter dropped flower petals outside, priests blew conches and chanted, but Modi was the star.
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