ALL meanings of peacock
pea·cock
P p - noun peacock animal, bird 1
- noun peacock vain person 1
- noun plural peacock the male of the peafowl distinguished by its long, erectile, greenish, iridescent tail coverts that are brilliantly marked with ocellated spots and that can be spread in a fan. 1
- noun plural peacock any peafowl. 1
- noun plural peacock a vain, self-conscious person. 1
- noun plural peacock (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Pavo. 1
- verb without object peacock to make a vainglorious display; strut like a peacock. 1
- noun peacock Thomas Love, 1785–1866, English poet and novelist. 1
- noun peacock Thomas Love. 1785–1866, English novelist and poet, noted for his satirical romances, including Headlong Hall (1816) and Nightmare Abbey (1818) 0
- noun peacock Thomas Love1785-1866; Eng. novelist & poet 0
- noun peacock any male peafowl, esp., one of a species (Pavo cristatus) with a crest of plumules and long, brightly colored upper tail coverts that can be spread like a fan and have rainbow-colored, eyelike spots 0
- noun peacock any peafowl 0
- noun peacock a vain, strutting person 0
- intransitive verb peacock to display vanity in behavior, dress, etc.; strut 0
- countable noun peacock A peacock is a large bird. The male has a very large tail covered with blue and green spots, which it can spread out like a fan. 0
- countable noun peacock If you describe someone, especially a man, as a peacock, you mean that they are arrogant or like dressing or behaving in a way that draws attention to themselves. 0
- noun peacock a male peafowl, having a crested head and a very large fanlike tail marked with blue and green eyelike spots 0
- noun peacock a vain strutting person 0
- verb peacock to display (oneself) proudly 0
- verb peacock to acquire (the best pieces of land) in such a way that the surrounding land is useless to others 0