as in blister
a small, inflamed swelling of the skin unsightly whelks covered the beggar's face

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Recent Examples of whelk Serious shellers know to get to the beach early for prime specimens like sand dollars, whelks, and scallops. Lisa Cericola, Southern Living, 11 Jan. 2025 Accessible by ferry from Port Aransas, which sits just across the shipping channel, this 21-mile-long island offers nothing more than pristine Gulf Coast wilderness, and keen-eyed travelers often stumble upon sand dollars, lightning whelks, angel wings, and conchs. Nicholas Derenzo, AFAR Media, 6 Jan. 2025 Gastropods are a class of mollusks that include snails, slugs and whelks. Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 3 Jan. 2025 On board the 30-foot Salford sailing whelk yacht, there’s silence except for the creak of ropes and gurgle of our wake. Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2024 However, visitors will find moon snails, conch shells, pen shells, periwinkles, whelks, and olive shells, all indigenous to the area. Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2024 The menu is full of seaside favorites, including generous platters and seafood towers overflowing with langoustines, whelks, prawns, oysters, and lobsters. Jade Simon, Vogue, 21 June 2024 Local specimens include lightning whelks and angel wings from the bay and lions-paw scallops and alphabet cones from the Gulf. Robin Soslow, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 Is there something profound about making a whelk taste, quite pleasingly, like sour-cream-and-onion chips? Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for whelk
Noun
  • Mosquito bites can cause a range of reactions, from mild redness and itching to blisters and bruise-like dark spots, depending on the person’s sensitivity, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    Evan Moore, Charlotte Observer, 23 June 2025
  • Sister Lisa had to tend to this blood blister twice during Round 1 of the KPMG.
    Devlina Sarkar, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 June 2025
Noun
  • Season with a tablespoon of salt and bring the water to a boil.
    Gretchen McKay, Boston Herald, 18 June 2025
  • Bring to a boil then reduce to a gentle boil and cook until potatoes are soft or pierced easily with a fork, about 20-30 minutes.
    Ann Taylor Pittman, Southern Living, 16 June 2025
Noun
  • Later in the growing season, rust pustules on the underside of the leaf can be orange and black.
    Rita Perwich, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 June 2025
  • Bites from these ants leave a painful sting that produces a red pustule that itches and burns, according to Texas Parks and Wildlife.
    Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 June 2025
Noun
  • Pimple patches aren’t very effective at treating deeper, cystic pimples or blackheads.
    Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 20 June 2025
  • These types of pimples or bumps are also often a sign of something more severe going on and typically require medical grade care to treat.
    Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 12 June 2025
Noun
  • Today, bullet holes from the invasion still pock building facades and lampposts.
    Whitney Eulich, Christian Science Monitor, 30 May 2025
  • Bennet will be pock marking the middle of his term with a grueling primary against Attorney General Phil Weiser in June 2026 and then what could prove to be a challenging general election that November.
    The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • In individuals with a lighter skin tone, papules can appear red, but those with a darker skin tone may exhibit them in shades of brown, purple, or gray.5 Your healthcare provider may recommend a similar treatment, such as a topical steroid cream, for papules.6 3.
    Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 9 May 2025
  • May Be Useful in Acne Treatment People with acne often have lowered serum zinc levels, and both oral and topical zinc have been found to reduce the prevalence of inflammatory papules, both when used as monotherapy and as a supplemental therapy.5 4.
    Jamie Johnson, Verywell Health, 1 May 2025

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