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. |
cockeye |
an eye that crosses or squints, usu. involuntarily as the result of a muscular disorder. |
cockeyed |
cross-eyed or having one squinting eye. [2 definitions] |
cockfight |
a fight, often to the death, between two roosters bred for fighting and often equipped with metal spurs. |
cockhorse |
a rocking horse or hobby-horse. |