as in blister
a small, inflamed swelling of the skin unsightly whelks covered the beggar's face

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Recent Examples of whelk On board the 30-foot Salford sailing whelk yacht, there’s silence except for the creak of ropes and gurgle of our wake. Cnt Editors, Condé Nast Traveler, 3 Sep. 2024 However, visitors will find moon snails, conch shells, pen shells, periwinkles, whelks, and olive shells, all indigenous to the area. Carrie Honaker, Travel + Leisure, 11 Aug. 2024 The menu is full of seaside favorites, including generous platters and seafood towers overflowing with langoustines, whelks, prawns, oysters, and lobsters. Jade Simon, Vogue, 21 June 2024 Local specimens include lightning whelks and angel wings from the bay and lions-paw scallops and alphabet cones from the Gulf. Robin Soslow, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2024 Is there something profound about making a whelk taste, quite pleasingly, like sour-cream-and-onion chips? Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 21 Jan. 2024 Live channel whelk or conch are for sale at the Newport Lobster Shack on June 30, 2023 in Newport, R.I.Glenn Osmundson At the Newport Lobster Shack, co-op president Dave Spencer hands a channel whelk, or conch, to manager Eileen Braman for a customer on Friday, June 30, 2023. Andrea E. McHugh, BostonGlobe.com, 6 July 2023 Beyond that, sand dollars, conch shells, murex shells, worm-snail shells, Florida spiny jewel boxes, and lightning whelk shells are just a few of the varieties found there. Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 20 June 2023 Once the whelk slipped back into the spiral tunnel of its shell, the shell provides protection similar to a fortress. Discover Magazine, 31 Jan. 2013
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Noun
  • These styles are low to the ground (no blisters here), but still look stylish enough to pair with formalwear.
    Meaghan Kenny, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2024
  • Fogarty is Ireland’s oldest surviving person with the condition, according to the PA Media news agency, which said she was born with no skin on her left foot and right arm and can develop very painful blisters from even the slightest touch.
    Lianne Kolirin, CNN, 28 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Start potatoes in cold water and bring up to a boil.
    Mary Claire Britton, Southern Living, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Add warm milk, pint of chicken stock and warm cream, stirring constantly, and bring to a boil; turn down to let simmer.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, The Indianapolis Star, 20 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • Folliculitis can, in turn, lead to red pimples and pustules—sort of like scalp acne.
    Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 26 Oct. 2024
  • Larger pimples that contain pus are called pustules.
    Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2024
Noun
  • Not only did my number of monthly cystic pimples decrease by nearly half, but so did my makeup removal time.
    Danielle Sinay, Glamour, 19 Nov. 2024
  • One of the best ways to prevent an irritated nose pimple from getting worse is to keep it clean—and a saline nasal rinse works wonders for that, according to Dr. Shokeen.
    Jenna Ryu, SELF, 1 Nov. 2024
Noun
  • They were riddled with lesions, pock marks and holes.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 9 Feb. 2024
  • Barks, not the pock of tennis balls, were heard across the sunny, 40-acre (16-hectare) grounds of the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center.
    JENNIFER PELTZ, ajc, 6 May 2023
Noun
  • Some research shows that people with acne generally have lower levels of zinc in their blood and that taking supplemental zinc may reduce inflammatory papules.
    Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2024
  • These often red, inflamed bumps are also called papules.
    Ann Pietrangelo, Verywell Health, 1 Oct. 2024

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“Whelk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whelk. Accessed 28 Nov. 2024.

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