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cockle

/ cockle /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
common edible European bivalve mollusk having a rounded shell with radiating ribs
Type of:
bivalve pelecypod lamellibranch
Kinds of:
edible cockle Cardium edule
Has parts:
Cardium genus Cardium
noun Sense 2
common edible European bivalve
Type of:
shellfish
Has parts:
edible cockle Cardium edule
verb Sense 3
to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
"She puckered her lips"
Type of:
wrinkle ruckle crease
Verb group:
draw
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 4
stir up (water) so as to form ripples
Type of:
flow flux
Derived:
ripple rippling riffle wavelet
Entails:
fold fold up turn up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
61%
Sense Count
4
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
23
Times Searched
3
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bivalve pelecypod lamellibranch edible cockle Cardium edule shellfish wrinkle ruckle crease flow flux