How do you use Whelk in a sentence? See 3 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like seafood or snail, plus the exact meaning.
Whelk meaning
Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe.
Using Whelk
- The main meaning on this page is: Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe.
- Useful related words include: seafood, seasnail, snail.
- In the example corpus, whelk often appears in combinations such as: the whelk.
Context around Whelk
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.7 words
- Position in the sentence: 1 start, 2 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 3 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Whelk
- In this selection, "whelk" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.7 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, net, pots and season stand out and add context to how "whelk" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include conch and whelk season opens and from the whelk s dried. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "whelk" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with whelk
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The scheme, which commenced in May, has recycled close to a tonne of net, whelk pots, rope, and other plastics from Poole. (22 words)
The DOE said while conch and whelk season opens Thursday, lobster lovers will have to wait another month (until 1 December) to harvest lobster legally. (25 words)
The mixture had been piped into the whelk’s own shell, and was presented with a spoon whose bowl was made from the whelk’s dried foot. (27 words)
The mixture had been piped into the whelk’s own shell, and was presented with a spoon whose bowl was made from the whelk’s dried foot. (27 words)
The DOE said while conch and whelk season opens Thursday, lobster lovers will have to wait another month (until 1 December) to harvest lobster legally. (25 words)
The scheme, which commenced in May, has recycled close to a tonne of net, whelk pots, rope, and other plastics from Poole. (22 words)
Example sentences (3)
The mixture had been piped into the whelk’s own shell, and was presented with a spoon whose bowl was made from the whelk’s dried foot.
The scheme, which commenced in May, has recycled close to a tonne of net, whelk pots, rope, and other plastics from Poole.
The DOE said while conch and whelk season opens Thursday, lobster lovers will have to wait another month (until 1 December) to harvest lobster legally.
Common combinations with whelk
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: