WinkleWordNet Explorer
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noun
edible marine gastropod
Words in this synset: periwinkle
noun
any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell: whelks; tritons; moon shells; neritids
noun
type genus of the family Littorinidae: periwinkles
noun
small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
noun
small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
Words in this synset: periwinkle
noun
edible fish (broadly including freshwater fish) or shellfish or roe etc
verb
remove or displace from a position
Words in this synset: winkle_out
verb
take out of a container or enclosed space