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PRONUNCIATION OF COCKSCOMB

cockscomb  [ˈkɒksˌkəʊm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COCKSCOMB

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Cockscomb is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COCKSCOMB MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of cockscomb in the English dictionary

The first definition of cockscomb in the dictionary is the comb of a domestic cock. Other definition of cockscomb is an amaranthaceous garden or pot plant, Celosia cristata, with yellow, crimson, or purple feathery plumelike flowers in a broad spike resembling the comb of a cock. Cockscomb is also any similar species of Celosia.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COCKSCOMB


backcomb
ˈbækˌkəʊm
beachcomb
ˈbiːtʃˌkəʊm
catacomb
ˈkætəˌkəʊm
chrome
krəʊm
comb
kəʊm
coxcomb
ˈkɒksˌkəʊm
currycomb
ˈkʌrɪˌkəʊm
dome
dəʊm
foam
fəʊm
holm
həʊm
home
həʊm
honeycomb
ˈhʌnɪˌkəʊm
monochrome
ˈmɒnəˌkrəʊm
nome
nəʊm
Rome
rəʊm
Stockholm
ˈstɒkhəʊm
syndrome
ˈsɪndrəʊm
tome
təʊm
trichome
ˈtraɪkəʊm
whitecomb
ˈwaɪtˌkəʊm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COCKSCOMB

cockneyism
cocknification
cocknified
cocknifies
cocknify
cockpit
cockpit voice recorder
cockroach
cocksfoot
cockshies
cockshot
cockshut
cockshy
cockspur
cocksucker
cocksure
cocksurely
cocksureness
cockswain
cocksy

WORDS THAT END LIKE COCKSCOMB

A-bomb
Afro-comb
atomic bomb
bath bomb
bomb
car bomb
cherry bomb
coulomb
fine-tooth comb
fine-toothed comb
go over with a fine-tooth comb
like a bomb
Newcomb
photobomb
pipe bomb
the bomb
the tomb
time bomb
tomb
womb

Synonyms and antonyms of cockscomb in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «cockscomb» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF COCKSCOMB

Find out the translation of cockscomb to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of cockscomb from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «cockscomb» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鸡冠花
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cresta de gallo
570 millions of speakers

English

cockscomb
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

चूड
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

عرف الديك
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

петушиный гребень
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

crista de galo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মোরগচূড়াসংক্রান্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

crête de coq
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Cockscomb
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Hahnenkamm
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ケイトウ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

맨드라미
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Cockscomb
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

công tử bột
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோமாளியின் குல்லாய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोकंबॉम्ब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

bobstil
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

cresta di gallo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zarozumialec
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

півнячий гребінь
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

creastă de cocoș
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

cockscomb
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hanekam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

PETIMÄTER
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

cockscomb
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of cockscomb

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COCKSCOMB»

The term «cockscomb» is regularly used and occupies the 77.413 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «COCKSCOMB» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about cockscomb

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COCKSCOMB»

Discover the use of cockscomb in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to cockscomb and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Trail Guide to Grand Staircase Escalante National Monument
David Urmann. The Cockscomb The Cockscomb is known to geologists as the East Kaibab Monocline. Rocks folded in a manner similar to those of the Cockscomb are classified as monoclines. The East Kaibab Monocline is almost a hundred ...
David Urmann, 1999
2
Jefferson's Garden
Depending on your point of view, cockscomb (Celosia cristata) either matches its common namesake or resembles something out of a 1950s science fiction film like Brain from Planet Arcs. A popular plant in colonial America, cockscomb was ...
H. Peter Loewer, 2004
3
Cascade Alpine Guide: Rainy Pass to Fraser River
Continue on an ascending traverse to the headwall of Roosevelt Glacier, which steepens W of the Cockscomb at c. 9,500 ft. Conditions vary from year to year; there can be breakups and seracs. Ascend a corridor and moderately steep firn and ...
Fred Beckey, 2008
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Rodale's Ultimate Encyclopedia of Organic Gardening: The ...
Celosia. Crested. cockscomb,. plumed. cockscomb. Summer-. and. fall-blooming. annuals;. dried. flowers. Description: Crested cockscombs are available in cream, yellow, orange, red, and red-purple shades. The wavy, velvety flower heads ...
Fern Marshall Bradley, Barbara W. Ellis, 2008
5
Extreme Cuisine: Exotic Tastes from Around the World
COCKSCOMB: WHAT IT IS A rooster just wouldn't be a rooster without one, though hens have them also. The cockscomb is the floppy, red, royal crown atop a chicken's head. It's squishy and doesn't taste like much. WHERE IT IS Although not ...
Eddie Lin, 2009
6
Utah wilderness inventory
The Cockscomb inventory units are located in Kane County about 45 miles east of Kanab. All public lands in the area are within the BLM's Grand Staircase- Escalante National Monument. Three individual tracts constitute the area under ...
United States. Bureau of Land Management, 1999
7
Jaguar: One Man's Struggle To Establish The World's First ...
In 1986, Dan Taylor, a Peace Corps volunteer and wildlife management specialist, started work on a management plan to make Cockscomb functional as a wildlife sanctuary and accessible to visitors. In 1987, a Maya Indian, Ernesto Saqui, ...
Alan Rabinowitz, 2000
8
Mountain Bike America: Arizona
Cockscomb Trail and Power Line Trail: Visible from most of Sedona once you head west of the Y-intersection, the Cockscomb is a distinctive rock formation and an excellent landmark. The Cockscomb Trail is, like many of the trails of west ...
Paul Beakley, 2001
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Report on a Rediscussion of Bailey's and Fourcade's Surveys ...
ll л л и Cockscomb . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 1 36° 6 8'155 1 7 Bruintjes Hoogte . . . . . . .. U 1 44 16 13'096 ' 11'94 + 1'16 5 14'089 Zuurberg . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. T 99 37 52'838 51'60 + 1'24 Cockscomb . . . . . . . . . . . . .. Т 1 35 37 5o'7 l 53'20 _ 2'5 Zuurberg .
Sir David Gill, William Bailey, H. G. Fourcade, 1901
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Utah BLM Statewide Wilderness Environmental Impact Statement ...
Topography in the western portion of the unit is dominated by over 4 miles of The Cockscomb Formation. The central and southeastern portions of the WSA consist of plateaus and benches cut by the Paria River and small side drainages.
United States. Bureau of Land Management. Utah State Office, 1985

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COCKSCOMB»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term cockscomb is used in the context of the following news items.
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6 of the Best Places on the Planet to Experience Wildlife
If you prefer to journey on land, takes a 2 1/2 hour drive out from Belize City to the Cockscomb Basin Wildlife Sanctuary. Here you can view ... «TravelPulse, Jul 15»
2
Marina O'Loughlin's food feed: Lionel Richie tea biscuits and …
... St Louis “pastaria” posts an extraordinary creation from hotshot San Francisco-based chef Chris Cosentino's newish restaurant Cockscomb. «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
Time to catch up on planting, fertilizing
Bedding plants for fall color, including ageratum, balsam, celosia, cleome, cockscomb, coleus, dusty miller, dwarf dahlia, gazania, impatiens, ... «The Daily Advertiser, Jul 15»
4
Cosentino: Explore the world of summer-cut flowers
Glads and delphinium and larkspur will require tall slender vases, while things like cockscomb, asters and geraniums need scaled-down ... «Auburn Citizen, Jul 15»
5
Master daylily grower salutes 'one-day flowers'
Garden flowers that look good with daylilies in arrangements include herbs, butterfly weed, cockscomb, hellebores and roses, if the colors ... «Waterbury Republican American, Jul 15»
6
After the rains cease, and heat begins, gardens need attention
For color in a sunny area, look for zinnias, marigolds, sunflowers, gazania, cockscomb and vinca. In an area that gets partial sun, choices ... «The Port Arthur News, Jun 15»
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Tickets Go On Sale for Eat Drink SF
... Cockscomb, Dirty Habit, Farallon, flour + water, ICHI Sushi + Ni Bar, Marlowe, Mina Restaurant Group, Park Tavern, The Cavalier, Waterbar, ... «OregonLive.com, Jun 15»
8
What's new at FeastPDX 2015
... vegetable, fire, sea and forest” and features 23 high-profile chefs from San Francisco (Chris Cosentino, Cockscomb) to New York (Elizabeth ... «Seattlemag, Jun 15»
9
Nervous System's Floraform software will allow you to create …
'At the same time, we became enamored with a flower called Cockscomb, a mutant cultivar of Celosia that produces dense, convoluted blooms ... «3ders.org, Jun 15»
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Nervous System “Grows” 3D Printed Floraform Jewelry
For Floraform, the designers at Nervous System specifically focused on the type of differential growth shown by the flower called Cockscomb ... «3DPrint.com, Jun 15»

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