seashell

Or sea shell

[see-shel]

noun

1. the shell of any marine mollusk.

seashell

/ ˈsiːˌʃɛl /

noun

1. the empty shell of a marine mollusc

Word History and Origins

Origin of seashell¹

before 900; Old English sǣscill (not recorded in Middle English ) sea, shell

Example Sentences

In buildings at the site, researchers discovered ceremonial objects, clay sculptures of human and animal figures and necklaces made from beads and seashells.

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Comey has responded that this is all so much nonsense, and he was just sharing an image of seashells on the beach.

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It comes a day after he posted on Instagram a photo of seashells that spelled the numbers "8647".

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Comey posted on Instagram a photo of seashells that spelled the numbers "8647", which he captioned: "Cool shell formation on my beach walk."

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There was the Little Mermaid pair — two purple seashells with a turquoise bow in between that mimicked Ariel’s tail.

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