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seashell en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /ˈsiˌʃɛl/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
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English sea
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH-
Proto-Indo-European *skol-yeh₂
Proto-Germanic *skaljō
Proto-West Germanic *skallju
Old English sċiell
Middle English schelle
English shell
English seashell
From sea + shell.
Meanings
-
Of a very light pink colour, like that of some seashells.
Forms
Translations (1)
es concha de nácar (colour)
seashell en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈsiˌʃɛl/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree
English sea
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH-
Proto-Indo-European *skol-yeh₂
Proto-Germanic *skaljō
Proto-West Germanic *skallju
Old English sċiell
Middle English schelle
English shell
English seashell
From sea + shell.
Meanings
-
The empty shell of a marine mollusk.
Fans will pump air through the alkaline stream, which causes carbon dioxide to form solid calcium carbonate, the material from which seashells are formed, which will look like a fine sand, as well as dissolved bicarbonate.
2024 April 21, Laura Paddison, “Can this ocean-based carbon plant help save the world? Some scientists are raising red flags”, in CNN:Look closely at the pretty seashell print on these blouses. They’re actually formulated from mathematical equations!
2020 February 7, AJ Willingham, “What a great week for rescue pets!”, in CNN:
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The animal living inside a seashell.
The seashells on the beach are toxic and best avoided.
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A very light pink colour, like that of some seashells.
Forms
Deriveds
seasheller
Translations (111)
cs schránka (shell) · rif ajɣur (shell) · fr coquille (shell) · yi מושל (shell) · id kerang laut (shell) · ba ҡабырсаҡ (shell) · rhg horí (shell) · uz qobik (shell) · be ра́кавіна (shell) · be раку́шка (shell) · tr mühre (shell) · bg ра́ковина (shell) · io konko (shell) · ko 조개 (shell) · chr ᎤᏯᏍᎦ (shell) · bo མགྲོན་བུ (shell) · ur سَمُندْری صَدَف (shell) · hy ծովախեցի (shell) · fa شنجی (colour) · lv gliemežnīca (shell) · cy cragen fôr (shell) · cmn 貝殼 /贝壳 (shell) · tk gabyk (shell) · ar صَدَفَة بَحْرِيَّة (shell) · ga sliogán (shell) · haw pūpū (shell) · th เปลือกหอย (shell) · id lokan (shell) · mi angaanga (shell) · hu kagyló (shell) · da konkylie (shell) · cs mušle (shell) · sv snäcka (shell) · hi कौड़ी (shell) · be чарапа́х (shell) · he קוֹנְכִיָּה (shell) · ar مَحَارَة (shell) · eo konko (shell) · lo ເປືອກ (shell) · tg садаф (shell) · lb Muschel (shell) · az dəniz qabığı (shell) · ru раку́шка (shell) · fa شنج (shell) · tr kabuk (shell) · fi simpukankuori (shell) · ga sliogán trá (shell) · uk му́шля (shell) · uk черепа́шка (shell) · nb skjell (shell) · ka ნიჟარა (shell) · sl lupina školjke (shell) · co cunchiglia (shell) · mwl concha (shell) · de Muschelschale (shell) · es perlado (colour) · ar صَدَفَة (shell) · hu kagylóhéj (shell) · ccc c̈hota (shell) · pl muszelka (shell) · te చిప్ప (shell) · gv shlig varrey (shell) · ja 貝殻 (shell) · kk айғұлақ (shell) · bo དུང (shell) · ca blanc perla (colour) · vec capa (shell) · tr balık kulağı (shell) · el όστρακο (shell) · tr deniz kabuğu (shell) · uk ра́ковина (shell) · lt kriauklė (shell) · gl cuncha (shell) · ru ра́кушка (shell) · nl schelp (shell) · cmn 海貝 /海贝 (shell) · es concha (shell) · pl muszla (shell) · de Muschel (shell) · ca conquilla (shell) · fi näkinkenkä (shell) · fi kotilo (shell) · it conchiglia (shell) · fo gágga (shell) · kk бақалшық (shell) · ky раковина (shell) · az qabıq (shell) · hy խեցի (shell) · cy cragen (shell) · es caracola (shell) · pt concha (shell) · fa صدفی (colour) · sq guaskë (shell) · ro scoică (shell) · af skulp (shell) · mi kotakota (shell) · sk lastúra (shell) · kn ಕಪ್ಪೆಚಿಪ್ಪು (shell) · sv musselskal (shell) · kk қабыршақ (shell) · bo ཉ་སོག (shell) · he צֶדֶף (shell) · am ዛጐል (shell) · ru ра́ковина (shell) · lo ກາບຫອຍທະເລ (shell) · fa صدف (shell) · et merikarp (shell) · uz dengiz qobigʻi (shell) · km ខ្យង (shell) · vi vỏ sò (shell) · oc cauquilha (shell)
seashell en · VERB
Pronunciation
- /ˈsiˌʃɛl/ (US)
- (Southern-England) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree
English sea
Proto-Indo-European *(s)kelH-
Proto-Indo-European *skol-yeh₂
Proto-Germanic *skaljō
Proto-West Germanic *skallju
Old English sċiell
Middle English schelle
English shell
English seashell
From sea + shell.
Meanings
-
(transitive) To collect seashells.
Forms
Deriveds
seasheller · seashelling
Relateds
scungilli