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- [kok-uh l]
- /ˈkɒk əl/
- /ˈkɒk.l̩/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [kok-uh l]
- /ˈkɒk əl/
Definitions of cockles word
- noun cockles a weed, as the darnel Lolium temulentum, or rye grass, L. perenne. 1
- verb without object cockles to contract into wrinkles; pucker: This paper cockles easily. 1
- verb without object cockles to rise in short, irregular waves; ripple: The waves cockled along the shore. 1
- verb with object cockles to cause to wrinkle, pucker, or ripple: The wind cockled the water. 1
- idioms cockles cockles of one's heart, the depths of one's emotions or feelings: The happy family scene warmed the cockles of his heart. 1
- noun cockles Plural form of cockle. 1
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Origin of cockles
First appearance:
before 1350 One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; Middle English cokille < Middle French coqille < Vulgar Latin *cocchīlia, Latin conchylia, plural of conchȳlium < Greek konchȳ́lion, equivalent to konchȳ́l(ē) mussel + -ion diminutive suffix; compare Old English -cocc, in sǣ-cocc literally, sea-cockle < Vulgar Latin *coccus for Latin concha conch
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Parts of speech for Cockles
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
cockles popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 81% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
cockles usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for cockles
noun cockles
- shells — a hard outer covering of an animal, as the hard case of a mollusk, or either half of the case of a bivalve mollusk.
- mollusks — any invertebrate of the phylum Mollusca, typically having a calcareous shell of one, two, or more pieces that wholly or partly enclose the soft, unsegmented body, including the chitons, snails, bivalves, squids, and octopuses.
Top questions with cockles
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