moonshell

Questions about moonshell

What does moonshell mean?

moonshell means "marine gastropods having smooth rounded shells that form short spires".

How many syllables are in moonshell?

moonshell has 2 syllables and divides as moon-shell under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for moonshell?

Close synonyms include moon shell. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is moonshell a common word?

moonshell is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.