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winkle

noun verb

A periwinkle or its shell, of family Littorinidae.

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Word length
6
Starts with
W
Ends with
E
Contains
IN
Scrabble score
13
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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/ˈwɪŋkəl/ /ˈwɪŋkəl/

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noun

  1. A periwinkle or its shell, of family Littorinidae.

  2. Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, especially, in the United States, either of two species Busycotypus canaliculata and Busycon carica.

  3. The penis, especially that of a boy rather than that of a man.

verb

  1. To extract.

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