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2cock verb 1 : to draw back the hammer of a firearm

2 : to set or draw back in readiness for some action <~ your arm to throw>

3 : to turn or tilt usu. to one side

Synonyms

angle, cant, heel, incline, lean, list, slant, slope, tilt, tip—more at LEAN

3cock noun : the act of tilting : the state or position of being tilted

Synonyms

bend, inclination, list, slant, tilt, tip—more at TILT

4cock noun : a small pile (as of hay)

cock·ade noun : an ornament worn on the hat as a badge

cock·a·tiel noun : a small crested gray parrot often kept as a cage bird

cock·a·too noun, plural -toos [ORIGIN: D kaketoe, fr. Malay kakatua]

: any of various large noisy crested parrots chiefly of Australia

cock·a·trice noun : a legendary serpent with a deadly glance

cock·crow noun : the first appearance of light in the morning followed by sunrise : DAWN

Synonyms

aurora, dawn, morning, sunrise—more at DAWN

cocked hat noun : a hat with the brim turned up on two or three sides

cock·er·el noun : a young male domestic chicken

cock·er spaniel noun [ORIGIN: cocking woodcock hunting]

: any of a breed of small spaniels with long ears, square muzzle, and silky coat

cock·eyed adjective 1 : turned or tilted to one side

2 : slightly crazy : FOOLISH

Synonyms

askew, awry, crooked, listing, lopsided, oblique, slantwise, uneven—more at AWRY

cock·fight noun : a contest of gamecocks usu. fitted with metal spurs

1cockle noun : any of several weedy plants related to the pinks

2cockle noun : a bivalve mollusk with a heart-shaped shell

cock·le·shell noun 1 : the shell of a cockle

2 : a light flimsy boat

cock·ney noun, plural cockneys : a native of London and esp. of the East End of London; also : the dialect of a cockney

cock·pit noun 1 : a pit for cockfights

2 : a space or compartment in a vehicle from which it is steered, piloted, or driven

cock·roach noun [ORIGIN: Sp cucaracha]

: any of an order or suborder of active nocturnal insects including some which infest houses and ships

cock·sure adjective 1 : perfectly sure : CERTAIN

2 : COCKY

Synonyms

assured, certain, clear, confident, doubtless, positive, sanguine, sure—more at CERTAIN

cock·tail noun 1 : an iced drink made of liquor and flavoring ingredients

2 : an appetizer (as tomato juice) served as a first course of a meal

cocky adjective cock·i·er; -est : boldly and brashly self-confident

— cock·i·ly adverb

— cock·i·ness noun

Synonyms

arch, bold, brash, brazen, cheeky, fresh, impertinent, impudent, insolent, nervy, sassy, saucy—more at NERVY

co·coa noun 1 : CACAO

2 : chocolate deprived of some of its fat and powdered; also : a drink made of this heated with water or milk

cocoa butter noun : a pale vegetable fat obtained from cacao beans

co·co·nut noun : a large edible nut produced by a tall tropical palm (coconut palm)

co·coon noun 1 : a case usu. of silk formed by some insect larvae for protection during the pupal stage

2 : something suggesting a cocoon esp. in providing protection or in producing isolation

Synonyms

armor, capsule, case, casing, cover, housing, husk, jacket, pod, sheath, shell—more at CASE

cod noun, plural cod also cods : a bottom-dwelling bony fish of the No. Atlantic that is an important food fish; also : a related fish of the Pacific Ocean

COD abbreviation 1 cash on delivery

2 collect on delivery

co·da noun : a closing section in a musical composition that is formally distinct from the main structure

cod·dle verb cod·dled; cod·dling 1 : to cook slowly in water below the boiling point

2 : to treat with extreme or excessive care or kindness : PAMPER

Synonyms

baby, mollycoddle, nurse, pamper, spoil—more at BABY

1code noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. MF, fr. L caudex, codex trunk of a tree, document formed orig. from wooden tablets]

1 : a systematic statement of a body of law

2 : a system of principles or rules

3 : a system of signals

4 : a system of symbols (as