beachcomb
5.2
Walking along a beach to find shells, driftwood, or other things washed up
- noun
- /ˈbiːtʃˌkoʊm/
:
búsqueda en la playa
- She enjoys a quiet morning beachcomb before the crowds arrive.
Examples
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Every summer, they would beachcomb for shells and driftwood along the coast.
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After the storm, many people came to beachcomb for treasures washed up by the waves.
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Every summer, they would beachcomb along the shore, looking for interesting shells and pieces of glass.
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After the storm, I went to beachcomb for items the waves had brought to the sand.
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Walking alone in the early morning light, she loved to beachcomb for unique stones and sea glass.
Synonyms
beachcombing
vsbeachcomb
1
3.6
A walk along the beach to find shells, sea glass or driftwood
is the same activity but in a shorter written noun form
Surface Forms
beachcomb singular
beachcombs plural
Morphology
Etymology
Beachcomb as an activity comes from joining beach and comb, with comb meaning 'to search through' like combing hair, so beachcomb is the act of walking the shore and looking for useful or interesting items.