conk

Meanings

1. 1
   noun A marine gastropod of the family Strombidae which lives in its own spiral shell.
2. 2
   noun The shell of this sea animal.
3. 3
   noun A musical instrument made from a large spiral seashell, somewhat like a trumpet.
4. 4
   noun The semidome of an apse, or the apse itself.
5. 5
   noun A machine (rather like a rotating pestle and mortar) used to refine the flavour and texture of chocolate by warming and grinding.
6. 6
   noun A person who operates such a machine.
7. 7
   noun The 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. 8
   noun A nose, especially a large one.
9. 9
   verb To hit, especially on the head.