Breadcrumb Home > Thesaurus > W Synonyms of whelk Find synonyms for: Noun1. whelk, seafoodusage: large marine snail much used as food in Europe2. whelk, seasnailusage: large carnivorous marine gastropods of coastal waters and intertidal regions having a strong snail-like shellVerb1. whelk, snailusage: gather whelkWordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.Definition and meaning of whelk (Dictionary) ✖ Related Content Daily Word Quiz: perambulate Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language