Air cock
() A faucet to allow escape of air. |
Cock
(n.) The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls. |
Cock
(n.) A vane in the shape of a cock |
Cock
(n.) A chief man |
Cock
(n.) The crow of a cock, esp. the first crow in the morning |
Cock
(n.) A faucet or valve. |
Cock
(n.) The style of gnomon of a dial. |
Cock
(n.) The indicator of a balance. |
Cock
(n.) The bridge piece which affords a bearing for the pivot of a balance in a clock or watch. |
Cock
(v. t.) To set erect |
Cock
(v. t.) To shape, as a hat, by turning up the brim. |
Cock
(v. t.) To set on one side in a pert or jaunty manner. |
Cock
(v. t.) To turn (the eye) obliquely and partially close its lid, as an expression of derision or insinuation. |
Cock
(v. i.) To strut |
Cock
(n.) The act of cocking |
Cock
(n.) The notch of an arrow or crossbow. |
Cock
(n.) The hammer in the lock of a firearm. |
Cock
(v. t.) To draw the hammer of (a firearm) fully back and set it for firing. |
Cock
(v. i.) To draw back the hammer of a firearm, and set it for firing. |
Cock
(n.) A small concial pile of hay. |
Cock
(v. t.) To put into cocks or heaps, as hay. |
Cock
(n.) A small boat. |
Cock
(n.) A corruption or disguise of the word God, used in oaths. |
Cock-a-hoop
(a.) Boastful |
Cock-brained
(a.) Giddy |
Cock-padle
(n.) See Lumpfish. |
Dandy-cock
(n. fem.) Alt. of Dandy-hen |
Indicator
(n.) One who, or that which, shows or points out |
Indicator
(n.) A pressure gauge |
Indicator
(n.) An instrument which draws a diagram showing the varying pressure in the cylinder of an engine or pump at every point of the stroke. It consists of a small cylinder communicating with the engine cylinder and fitted with a piston which the varying pressure drives upward more or less against the resistance of a spring. A lever imparts motion to a pencil which traces the diagram on a card wrapped around a vertical drum which is turned back and forth by a string connected with the piston rod of the engine. See Indicator card (below). |
Indicator
(n.) A telltale connected with a hoisting machine, to show, at the surface, the position of the cage in the shaft of a mine, etc. |
Indicator
(n.) The part of an instrument by which an effect is indicated, as an index or pointer. |
Indicator
(n.) Any bird of the genus Indicator and allied genera. See Honey guide, under Honey. |
Indicator
(n.) That which indicates the condition of acidity, alkalinity, or the deficiency, excess, or sufficiency of a standard reagent, by causing an appearance, disappearance, or change of color, as in titration or volumetric analysis. |
Sea cock
() In a steamship, a cock or valve close to the vessel's side, for closing a pipe which communicates with the sea. |
Sea cock
() The black-bellied plover. |
Sea cock
() A gurnard, as the European red gurnard (Trigla pini). |
Water cock
() A large gallinule (Gallicrex cristatus) native of Australia, India, and the East Indies. In the breeding season the male is black and has a fleshy red caruncle, or horn, on the top of its head. Called also kora. |
cock sucking
blowjob | slang for fellatio |
| cock | adult male bird |
gamecock
fighting cock | a cock bred and trained for fighting |
| cock of the rock Rupicola rupicola | tropical bird of northern South America the male having brilliant red or orange plumage and an erectile disklike crest |
| cock of the rock Rupicola peruviana | bird of the Andes similar to Rupicola rupicola |
| jungle cock | male jungle fowl |
| cock rooster | adult male chicken |
turkey cock
gobbler
tom tom turkey | male turkey |
blackcock
black cock | male black grouse |
roadrunner
chaparral cock
Geococcyx californianus | speedy largely terrestrial bird found from California and Mexico to Texas |
artificial horizon
gyro horizon
flight indicator | a navigational instrument based on a gyroscope, it artificially provides a simulated horizon for the pilot |
ballcock
ball cock | floating ball that controls level in a water tank |
fuel gauge
fuel indicator | an indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle |
| hammer cock | the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled |
| indicator | a device for showing the operating condition of some system |
pilot light
pilot lamp
indicator lamp | indicator consisting of a light to indicate whether power is on or a motor is in operation |
safety valve
relief valve
escape valve
escape cock
escape | a valve in a container in which pressure can build up (as a steam boiler), it opens automatically when the pressure reaches a dangerous level |
speedometer
speed indicator | a meter fixed to a vehicle that measures and displays its speed |
stopcock
cock
turncock | faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid |
cock
prick
dick
shaft pecker
peter
tool
putz | obscene terms for penis |
index index number
indicant
indicator | a number or ratio (a value on a scale of measurement) derived from a series of observed facts, can reveal relative changes as a function of time |
| leading indicator | one of indicators for different sections of the economy, used by the Department of Commerce to predict economic trends in the near future |
fairytale fairy tale fairy story cock-and-bull story
song and dance | an interesting but highly implausible story, often told as an excuse |
| indicator | a signal for attracting attention |
blinker
turn signal
turn indicator
trafficator | a blinking light on a motor vehicle that indicates the direction in which the vehicle is about to turn |
| cock-a-doodle-doo | an imitation of the crow of a cock |
cock-a-leekie
cocky-leeky | soup made from chicken boiled with leeks |
cock's eggs
Salpichroa organifolia
Salpichroa rhomboidea | weedy vine of Argentina having solitary white flowers followed by egg-shaped white or yellow fruit |
| absorption indicator | an indicator used in reactions that involve precipitation |
| acid-base indicator | an indicator that changes color on going from acidic to basic solutions |
| indicator | (chemistry) a substance that changes color to indicate the presence of some ion or substance, can be used to indicate the completion of a chemical reaction or (in medicine) to test for a particular reaction |
| oxidationeduction indicator | an indicator that shows a reversible color change between oxidized and reduced forms |
| cock | set the trigger of a firearm back for firing |
| cock | tilt or slant to one side, cock one's head |
tittup
swagger
ruffle prance
strut
sashay
cock | to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others, He struts around like a rooster in a hen house |
prick up
prick
cock up | raise, The dog pricked up his ears |
go off half-cocked
go off at half-cock | act prematurely or without reflection or too soon, she wanted to quit her job but her mother told her not to go off half-cocked |
boastful
braggart(a)
bragging(a)
braggy
big cock-a-hoop
crowing
self-aggrandizing
self-aggrandising | exhibiting self-importance, big talk |