beachcomb

verb

beach·​comb ˈbēch-ˌkōm 

intransitive verb

: to live or act as a beachcomber : engage in a beachcomber's activities or lack of them

transitive verb

: to search (an area) as a beachcomber : find by a beachcomber's procedure

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from beachcomber

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Rhymes for beachcomb

• biome
• genome
• megohm
• nichrome
• noisome
• prodrome
• radome
• rhizome
• shalom
• syndrome
• acrosome
• aerodrome