Definition of seashell
: the shell of a marine animal and especially a mollusk
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Ovos moles are shaped like seashells, with a filling of egg yolk and sugar.
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Tuck into your seashells and prepare to sail on home to your own private islands, astro babes.
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Residents have raised cattle, horses, ostriches and other animals, and Indians gathered acorns and traded seashells with tribes to the east.
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Soak the seashells in a 50-50 solution of bleach and water.
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And the silky, gel-like Illuminating Powder, which comes embossed with a mermaid print and seashells, will make your face glow like the ocean at sunset.
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The volunteers toiled four days, weaving the lei and inscribing seashells with the names of those killed at Pulse.
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Instead of reading, people participate in interactive shows on massive, wall-sized TV screens, and listen to the radio with earbuds (imagined 60 years before Apple's EarPods, they're shaped like seashells) that practically never leave their ears.
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In at least half a dozen protoplanetary disks, something seems be winding gas and dust into seashell whorls like the arms of spiral galaxies.
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First Known Use of seashell
before 12th century
SEASHELL Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of seashell for English Language Learners
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: the hard, empty shell of a small sea creature (such as a clam)
SEASHELL Defined for Kids
Definition of seashell for Students
: the shell of a sea animal
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