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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.nounA machine (rather like a rotating pestle and mortar) used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding.
6.nounA person who operates such a machine.
7.nounThe shelf- or bracket-shaped fruiting body of a bracket fungus (also called a shelf fungus), i.e. a mushroom growing off a tree trunk.
8.nounA nose, especially a large one.
9.verbTo hit, especially on the head.
10.nounA hairstyle involving the chemical straightening and styling of kinky hair.
11.verbTo chemically straighten tightly curled hair.
12.verb(often with out) To fail or show signs of failing, cease operating, break down, become unconscious.