seashell

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈsiːʃɛl/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈsiˌʃɛl/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(sē′shel′)


WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
sea•shell or sea shell /ˈsiˌʃɛl/USA pronunciation   n. [countable]
  1. Invertebratesthe shell of an oyster, clam, or other sea-living mollusk.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
sea•shell  (sē′shel′),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Invertebratesthe shell of any marine mollusk.
Also, sea′ shell′. 
  • Old English sǣscill (not recorded in Middle English) see sea, shell bef. 900

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
seashell / ˈsiːˌʃɛl/
  1. the empty shell of a marine mollusc
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