seashell B2 Topic:General Vocabulary US /ˈsiːˌʃɛl/ UK /ˈsiːˌʃɛl/ See IPA manual Freq #46199 Meanings 1 noun the hard shell of a marine mollusk, especially an empty shell found on a shore She found a spiral seashell half buried in the wet sand. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the hard shell of a marine... sea shellmarine shell Word family Forms seashells Derived forms seasheller Related forms shellmolluskconchbeach Etymology A compound of sea + shell, continuing Old English saescill, 'sea shell.' The closed spelling seashell and the open form sea shell are both established in modern English. Topics General Vocabulary External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # seashell **Type:** Word **Level:** B2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈsiːˌʃɛl/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈsiːˌʃɛl/ **Frequency rank:** 46199 ## Meanings 1. the hard shell of a marine mollusk, especially an empty shell found on a shore ## Examples - She found a spiral seashell half buried in the wet sand. ## Synonyms - sea shell - marine shell ## Derived Forms - seasheller ## Related Forms - shell - mollusk - conch - beach ## Etymology A compound of sea + shell, continuing Old English saescill, 'sea shell.' The closed spelling seashell and the open form sea shell are both established in modern English. ## Topics - General Vocabulary markdown