Associations to the word «Cockle»
Noun
- Clam
- Oyster
- Mollusc
- Shell
- Shrimp
- Lobster
- Crab
- Noodle
- Minstrel
- Squid
- Pill
- Carp
- Estuary
- Crease
- Pickle
- Corn
- Brill
- Gatherer
- Shred
- Bait
- Weed
- Colliery
- Tasmania
- Papyrus
- Sow
- Wrinkle
- Ark
- Northumberland
- Sole
- Wheat
- Shoal
- Cod
- Eel
- Puff
- Fishery
- Creek
- Char
- Donkey
- Snail
- Harvesting
- Fish
- Lagoon
- Rhyme
- Herring
- Burr
- Cove
- Wharf
- Swift
- Harbour
- Sauce
- Bay
- Darling
- Canoe
- Prohibition
- Inlet
- Fishing
- Mozambique
- Linnaeus
- Picking
- Worm
- Egg
- Mollusk
- Shore
- Tide
- Soup
- Muscle
- Pigeon
- Fisherman
- Boil
- Mud
- Algebra
- Queensland
- Sand
- Peel
- Auckland
- Palmer
- Recipe
- Molly
- Hat
- Boat
- Meadow
- Jackie
- Lucas
- Sea
- Maid
- Salmon
- Lemon
- Ross
- Gather
- Nursery
Wiktionary
COCKLE, noun. Any of various edible European bivalve mollusks, of the family Cardiidae, having heart-shaped shells.
COCKLE, noun. The shell of such a mollusk.
COCKLE, noun. (in the plural) One’s innermost feelings (only in the expression “the cockles of one’s heart”).
COCKLE, noun. (directly from French coquille) A wrinkle, pucker
COCKLE, noun. (by extension) A defect in sheepskin; firm dark nodules caused by the bites of keds on live sheep
COCKLE, noun. (mining) (UK) (Cornwall) The mineral black tourmaline or schorl.
COCKLE, noun. (UK) The fire chamber of a furnace.
COCKLE, noun. (UK) A kiln for drying hops; an oast.
COCKLE, noun. (UK) The dome of a heating furnace.
COCKLE, verb. To cause to contract into wrinkles or ridges, as some kinds of cloth after a wetting; to pucker.
COCKLE, noun. Any of several field weeds, such as the corncockle, Agrostemma githago, and Lolium temulentum.
Dictionary definition
COCKLE, noun. Common edible European bivalve.
COCKLE, noun. Common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs.
COCKLE, verb. Stir up (water) so as to form ripples.
COCKLE, verb. To gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips".
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