winkle
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9.5
- noun
- /ˈwɪŋkəl/
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caracol
- Undoubtedly, there are miserable sex workers and miserable winkle pickers.
Examples
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I said I wanted to touch his winkle!
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Dress shoes, winkle pickers, high-tops, low-tops, running shoes-
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I was walking along... and then suddenly I saw your winkle on the door-
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Well, keep your eyes peeled, you may see some winkles!
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Drainpipe jeans and winkle-pickers aren't very this season apparently.
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"So he sanded the geezer's winkle off with a Black & Decker drill."
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I know winkles aren't.
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JOHNNY: If you've finished with the cow-talk, I'll tell you my news, although I'm sure I'd get a better audience for it from fried winkles.
Fiction book (1997) -
On a sunny day, we decided to go to the beach and look for winkles amongst the rocks.
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She prepared a delicious seafood dish that included freshly caught winkles from the shore.
Synonyms
2
9.9
A cooked sea snail people eat in salads or seafood dishes
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8.8
A small sea snail with a spiral shell that people eat, often found on rocks by the sea
A small sea snail like a periwinkle that lives on rocky seashores
A small sea creature with a spiral shell that moves slowly
Idioms
Surface Forms
Etymology
Winkle names a small edible sea snail, the same little animal called a periwinkle, that people pick from rocks at low tide. A helpful way to remember it is to picture a tiny snail hiding in its spiral shell by the shore.