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Conches

noun
/ˈkɒntʃəz/
Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.nounA marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell.
2.nounThe shell of this sea animal.
3.nounA musical instrument made from a large spiral seashell, somewhat like a trumpet.
4.nounThe semidome of an apse, or the apse itself.
5.verbTo refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding, either in a traditional concher, or between rollers.
6.verbTo play a conch seashell as a musical instrument, by blowing through a hole made close to the origin of the spiral.
7.nounA machine (rather like a rotating pestle and mortar) used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding.
8.nounA person who operates such a machine.

Synonyms

conchconcheconcretesconcacongersconcaveconchosconcorconcrescentcombesconcrescenceconchi

Rhymes With

paunchesstanchesstaunchesconch isconcha isfrancia ishaunch ishaunches
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