ALL meanings of cuckoo
cuck·oo
C c - countable noun cuckoo A cuckoo is a bird that has a call of two quick notes, and lays its eggs in other birds' nests. 3
- noun cuckoo any bird of the family Cuculidae, having pointed wings, a long tail, and zygodactyl feet: order Cuculiformes. Many species, including the European cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), lay their eggs in the nests of other birds and have a two-note call 3
- noun cuckoo an insane or foolish person 3
- adjective cuckoo insane or foolish 3
- exclamation cuckoo an imitation or representation of the call of a cuckoo 3
- verb cuckoo to repeat over and over 3
- verb cuckoo to make the sound imitated by the word cuckoo 3
- noun cuckoo any of a family (Cuculidae, order Cuculiformes) of birds with a long, slender body, grayish-brown on top and white below: many, including the European species (Cuculus canorus), lay eggs in the nests of other birds, but the American species hatch and rear their own young 3
- noun cuckoo the call of a cuckoo, which sounds somewhat like its name 3
- noun cuckoo an imitation of this call 3
- noun cuckoo a crazy or foolish person 3
- intransitive verb cuckoo to utter or imitate the call of a cuckoo 3
- verb transitive cuckoo to repeat continually, as the cuckoo does its call 3
- adjective cuckoo crazy; foolish; silly 3
- noun cuckoo A medium-sized long- tailed bird, typically with a gray or brown back and barred or pale underparts. Many cuckoos lay their eggs in the nests of small songbirds. 1
- noun plural cuckoo a common European bird, Cuculus canorus, of the family Cuculidae, noted for its characteristic call and its brood parasitism. 1
- noun plural cuckoo any of several other birds of the family Cuculidae. 1
- noun plural cuckoo the call of the cuckoo, or an imitation of it. 1
- noun plural cuckoo Slang. a crazy, silly, or foolish person; simpleton. 1
- verb without object cuckoo to utter the call of the cuckoo or an imitation of it. 1
- verb with object cuckoo to repeat monotonously. 1
- adjective cuckoo Slang. crazy; silly; foolish. 1
- adjective cuckoo of, relating to, or like a cuckoo. 1
- noun cuckoo bird that uses others' nests 1
- adjective cuckoo crazy, insane 1
- noun cuckoo Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially the common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, that has a characteristic two-note call. 0
- noun cuckoo The sound of that particular bird. 0
- noun cuckoo The bird shaped figure found in Swiss/German clocks (cuckoo clocks) or the clock itself. 0
- noun cuckoo Someone found where they shouldn't be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest). 0
- noun cuckoo Someone who is crazy. 0
- verb cuckoo To make the call of a cuckoo. 0
- verb cuckoo To repeat something incessantly. 0
- adjective cuckoo Crazy; not sane. 0