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seasnail vs winkle

winkle vs seasnail

seasnail and winkle both are nouns.

seasnail is not a verb while winkle is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
seasnail Yes No No No
winkle Yes No Yes No
As nouns, winkle is a hyponym of seasnail; that is, winkle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than seasnail:
  • seasnail: any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell: whelks, tritons, moon shells, neritids
  • winkle: edible marine gastropod
Other hyponyms of seasnail include neritid, neritid gastropod, whelk, triton, moon shell, moonshell, periwinkle, limpet.
seasnail (noun) winkle (noun)
small tadpole-shaped cold-water fishes with pelvic fins forming a sucker; related to lumpfish edible marine gastropod
any of several creeping marine gastropods with a spirally coiled shell: whelks, tritons, moon shells, neritids small edible marine snail; steamed in wine or baked
seasnail (verb) winkle (verb)
remove or displace from a position
gleam or glow intermittently
emit or reflect light in a flickering manner
Difference between seasnail and winkle

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