| cochin |
one of a large Asiatic breed of domestic fowl with thickly feathered legs. |
| cochineal |
a bright red dye made from the bodies of female scale insects. |
| cochineal insect |
any of a family of tropical insects that feeds on certain cactuses, esp. in Mexico, the female of which is the source of a brilliant red dye. |
| cochlea |
a spiral tube in the inner ear of most mammals, containing the endings of nerves that register sound in the brain. |
| cochleate |
shaped or twisted in a spiral, like a snail shell. |
| cock1 |
the adult male of a chicken or other fowl; rooster. [8 definitions] |
| cock2 |
to tilt to one side or to turn upward, esp. jauntily, alertly, or expectantly. [2 definitions] |
| cock3 |
a cone-shaped stack of hay, straw, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| cockade |
a rosette or knot of ribbon worn esp. on a hat as a badge of rank, office, or the like. |
| cock-a-doodle-doo |
a representation or imitation of the cry of a rooster. |
| cockalorum |
a small self-important or boastful man. [2 definitions] |
| cockamamie |
(slang) ridiculous; pointless; valueless. |
| cock-and-bull story |
an improbable, absurd, or unlikely story. |
| cockateel |
a small parrot with a gray body and a prominent, sometimes yellow crest, often kept as a pet. |
| cockatoo |
any of various crested, mostly white parrots of Australia and other parts of the South Pacific. |
| cockboat |
a small rowboat, esp. a ship's tender. |
| cockchafer |
any of several large European scarab beetles that are esp. destructive of forest trees. |
| cockcrow |
the time when roosters begin to crow; dawn or daybreak. |
| cocked hat |
a man's hat with a wide brim turned up in two or three flaps toward a pointed crown. |
| cockerel |
a young domestic rooster. |
| cocker spaniel |
a small spaniel characterized by a compact body, short legs, a soft wavy coat, and long drooping ears. |