| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| whelk | noun | Any one numerous species of large marine gastropods belonging to Buccinum and allied genera; especially, Buccinum undatum, common on the coasts both of Europe and North America, and much used as food in Europe., A papule; a pustule; acne., A stripe or mark; a ridge; a wale. |
| whelm | verb t. | To cover with water or other fluid; to cover by immersion in something that envelops on all sides; to overwhelm; to ingulf., Fig.: To cover completely, as if with water; to immerse; to overcome; as, to whelm one in sorrows., To throw (something) over a thing so as to cover it. |
| whelp | noun | One of the young of a dog or a beast of prey; a puppy; a cub; as, a lion’s whelps., A child; a youth; — jocosely or in contempt., One of the longitudinal ribs or ridges on the barrel of a capstan or a windless; — usually in the plural; as, the whelps of a windlass., One of the teeth of a sprocket wheel., To bring forth young; — said of the female of the dog and some beasts of prey., To bring forth, as cubs or young; to give birth to. |