Cockscomb

What do we mean by cockscomb?

The comb of a rooster. noun

The cap of a jester, decorated to resemble the comb of a rooster. noun

An annual plant (Celosia argentea) widely cultivated for its showy, fan-shaped or plumelike clusters of red or yellow flowers. noun

The comb or caruncle of a cock. noun

A name given to flowering plants of various genera. noun

A kind of oyster, Ostræa cristagalli, having both valves plaited. Also called cockscomb-oyster. E. P. Wright. noun

In anatomy, the crista galli of the ethmoid bone. See crista. noun

In lace-making, a bride. See bride, 2. noun

A fop; a vain silly fellow: in this sense usually written coxcomb (which see). noun

Nautical, a notched cleat on the yard-arm of a vessel to facilitate hauling out the reef-earings. noun

See coxcomb. noun

A plant (Celosia cristata), of many varieties, cultivated for its broad, fantastic spikes of brilliant flowers; -- sometimes called garden cockscomb. Also the Pedicularis, or lousewort, the Rhinanthus Crista-galli, and the Onobrychis Crista-galli. noun

The fleshy red crest of a rooster noun

A red cap once worn by court jesters noun

An annual garden plant, Celosia cristata, having showy red clusters of flowers noun

A conceited dandy noun

A serrated cleat once fitted to the yards of a square-rigged ship and used when the sail was being reefed noun

A cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red noun

The fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds noun

The fleshy red crest of a rooster

A red cap once worn by court jesters

A yellow rattle, Rhinanthus minor (flowering plant native to Eurasia)

An annual garden plant, Celosia cristata, having showy red clusters of flowers

A conceited dandy

A serrated cleat once fitted to the yards of a square-rigged ship and used when the sail was being reefed

A rooster or cock’s little red hat. Urban Dictionary

Words that are spelled similarly to cockscomb:
cockscomb, cocks comb, cockscombs.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word cockscomb:
cervix, mussel, buttress, belize, sanctuary, comb, jaguar, basin, oyster, wildlife, maya, rises, pearl, reserve, ridge, mountain, mountains, peak, forest, victoria, pass, range, nature, columbia, plant, species, hill, native, river.

Words that rhyme with cockscomb:
coxcomb.

Adjectives that are often used to describe cockscomb:
red, bloody, common, black, yellow, delightful, phosphorescent, present, little, modified, velvety, giant, purple, double, high, crimson, wild.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective cockscomb:
hair, gall, shape, pyrites, oyster, cap, head, mountains, cervix, flower, poem, aphid, family, flowers.

Consonant match to cockscomb:
coxcomb.

Words that sound like cockscomb:
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