🐚conch

noun
/kɑːntʃ/

Meaning

a large spiral shell, often used as a trumpet in ceremonies
a large sea shell that can be used as a horn; the marine mollusk that lives in such a shell

Example Sentences

The priest blew the conch to begin the ritual.

The fisherman blew the conch shell to signal the end of the day.

Synonyms

shell, seashell, horn, trumpet, sea shell, mollusk
Entry 1
shell, seashell, horn, trumpet
Entry 2
shell, sea shell, mollusk

Antonyms

silence, emptiness

Collocations

blow a conch, conch shell, ceremonial conch, sacred conch, blow conch, queen conch, conch horn
Entry 1
blow a conch, conch shell, ceremonial conch, sacred conch
Entry 2
conch shell, blow conch, queen conch, conch horn

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