A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.
Used in a Sentence
whelk
Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for whelk.
Editorial note
Admittedly, that means I wouldn't have a whelk's chance in a super-nova, but some of you kids are surely in with a chance?
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Quick take
A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.
Meaning at a glance
The clearest senses and uses of whelk gathered in one view.
(archaic) Pimple.
Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for whelk.
noun
A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.
noun
(archaic) Pimple.
noun
Certain edible sea snails, especially, any one of numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinidae, much used as food in Europe.
Example sentences
Admittedly, that means I wouldn't have a whelk's chance in a super-nova, but some of you kids are surely in with a chance?
A volunteer blockchain like you propose wouldn't stand a whelk's chance in a supernova.
There's not even a whelk's chance in a supernova that I will ever run a browser as root.
I would attend one if it had a whelk's chance in a supernova of spreading to Tampa Bay.
But if not those, why an ant, or a whelk, or a dog?
Aimed more for the Lawrance Whelk generation than the Beetles.
But as far as I can see, there wasn't one member of that board, Altman and Brockman included, that was fit to run a whelk-stall, let alone a big company.
(I honestly have insufficient understanding of the biology of a whelk to know where to place it in this.) We have very clear research on dog psychology these days.
Quote examples
This is technically true in the sense that you can claim any crazy thing you want to (see, e.g., the whole “freemen-on-the-land” movement.) It is somewhat less true in the sense where “can claim X” includes the implication that the claim of X stands a whelk’s chance in a supernova of prevailing in court.
Frequently asked questions
Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.
How do you use whelk in a sentence?
Admittedly, that means I wouldn't have a whelk's chance in a super-nova, but some of you kids are surely in with a chance?
What does whelk mean?
A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale.
What part of speech is whelk?
whelk is commonly used as noun.