cockle
51cockle — cock|le [ˈkɔkəl US ˈka: ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: coquille shell , from Latin conchylia, from Greek, from konche; CONCH] 1.) a common European ↑shellfish that is used for food 2.) warm the cockles of sb s heart …
52cockle — cock|le [ kakl ] noun count a small European SHELLFISH (=a sea animal with a hard shell) warm the cockles (of someone s heart) OLD FASHIONED to make someone feel pleased and happy …
53cockle — [[t]kɒ̱k(ə)l[/t]] cockles N COUNT: usu pl Cockles are small edible shellfish …
54cockle — cock·le || kÉ’kl n. shellfish; small light boat …
55cockle — cockle1 noun 1》 an edible burrowing bivalve mollusc with a strong ribbed shell. [Genus Cardium.] 2》 (also cockleshell) literary a small shallow boat. Phrases warm the cockles of one s heart give one a comforting feeling of contentment.… …
56cockle — v. a. Wrinkle, pucker, corrugate, gather into folds …
57cockle — noun (C) 1 a common European shellfish that is often used for food 2 warm the cockles of sb s heart to make someone feel happy and full of good feelings towards other people: Seeing her delight in her new baby just warms the cockles of your heart …
58cockle — Noun. Ten, usually in a monetary sense. Abb. of cockerel and hen. Cockney rhyming slang. 1800s …
59cockle — cock·le …
60cockle — I cock•le [[t]ˈkɒk əl[/t]] n. v. led, ling 1) ivt any bivalve mollusk of the family Cardiidae having heart shaped, usu. radially ribbed valves 2) ivt cockleshell 1), cockleshell 2) 3) a wrinkle or pucker, esp. in fabric 4) to wrinkle or pucker •… …
