seashell
Mollusk's abandoned armor
A seashell is the hard outer covering of a marine mollusk—a clam, oyster, snail, or similar creature.
Shells wash up on beaches after the animal dies, and collecting them is a common pastime: The children gathered seashells along the shore.
Seashells appear in jewelry, decoration, and as symbols of the ocean.
Fine rock particles
- shorelineLand-water boundary
- wavesTraveling energy disturbances
- tideOcean's cyclical swell
- dunesWind-formed sand ridges
coastline · surf · seagull · starfish · crab · sandcastle · driftwood · tideline
Spiral-shelled marine gastropod
- echoReflected sound wave
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- listeningAttending to sound
- cuppedShaped into bowl
ear · whoosh · amplify · hollow · spiral · chamber · whisper · memory
Soft-bodied invertebrate, often shelled
- bivalveTwo-shelled mollusk
- gastropodSingle-shelled soft creature
- calcium carbonateMineral in shells and marble
- exoskeletonExternal skeletal structure
protection · habitat · hermit crab · growth rings · aperture · whorl · spire · operculum
Thing that beautifies
- decorationObject adding visual appeal
- pendantSuspended jewelry ornament
- charmAttractive personal quality
- necklaceNeck-worn ornament
bracelet · earring · windchime · mirror frame · jewelry · mosaic · lampshade · mobile
Token from a trip
- curioOdd collectible item
- trinketSmall worthless ornament
- keepsakeItem preserved for sentiment
- mementoToken of recollection
specimen · treasure · display · cabinet · collecting · collector · rare · intact
Extinct spiral-shelled cephalopod
- paleontologyStudy of ancient organisms
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- fossilizationOrganic remains becoming mineral
- prehistoricBefore documented civilization
petrified · imprint · limestone · ancient · extinct · trilobite · stratigraphy · geology
sand
Fine rock particles
dunes · coastline · surf · seagull · starfish · crab · sandcastle · driftwood · tideline · beachcombing
conch
Spiral-shelled marine gastropod
- echoReflected sound wave
- resonanceAmplified oscillation at natural frequency
- listeningAttending to sound
cupped · ear · whoosh · amplify · hollow · spiral · chamber · whisper · memory · waves
mollusk
Soft-bodied invertebrate, often shelled
- bivalveTwo-shelled mollusk
- gastropodSingle-shelled soft creature
- calcium carbonateMineral in shells and marble
exoskeleton · protection · habitat · hermit crab · growth rings · aperture · whorl · spire · operculum · hinge
ornament
Thing that beautifies
- decorationObject adding visual appeal
- pendantSuspended jewelry ornament
- charmAttractive personal quality
necklace · bracelet · earring · windchime · mirror frame · jewelry · mosaic · lampshade · mobile · garland
souvenir
Token from a trip
memento · specimen · treasure · display · cabinet · collecting · collector · rare · intact · polished
ammonite
Extinct spiral-shelled cephalopod
- paleontologyStudy of ancient organisms
- sedimentParticles settling in liquid
- fossilizationOrganic remains becoming mineral
prehistoric · petrified · imprint · limestone · ancient · extinct · trilobite · stratigraphy · geology · specimen
- beach/coastalbeach, shore, coast, tide, wave
- compound wordsbookmark, breakdown, sunlight, breakup, snowflake
- Indian OceanBay of Bengal, Persian Gulf, Strait of Hormuz, Strait of Malacca, coral reef
- beachcombingshells, driftwood, sand dollar, shark tooth, pebble
- coastal objectslighthouse, pier, dock, jetty, seawall
- coastal thingsbeach, sand, shoreline, reef, coral reef
seashellbone
Hard skeletal tissue
skeleton · endoskeleton · vertebra · spine
- she sells seashellsAlliterative articulation challenge