Words that rhyme with cockscomb
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chrome
n 1: another word for chromium when it is used in dyes or pigments v 1: plate with chromium; "chrome bathroom fixtures" [syn: chrome, chromium-plate] 2: treat with a chromium compound -
comb
n 1: a flat device with narrow pointed teeth on one edge; disentangles or arranges hair 2: the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds [syn: comb, cockscomb, coxcomb] 3: any of several tools for straightening fibers 4: ciliated comb-like swimming plate of a ctenophore 5: the act of drawing a comb through hair; "his hair needed a comb" [syn: comb, combing] v 1: straighten with a comb; "comb your hair" 2: search thoroughly; "They combed the area for the missing child" [syn: comb, ransack] 3: smoothen and neaten with or as with a comb; "comb your hair before dinner"; "comb the wool" [syn: comb, comb out, disentangle] -
coxcomb
n 1: a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments [syn: coxcomb, cockscomb] 2: a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red [syn: cockscomb, coxcomb] 3: the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds [syn: comb, cockscomb, coxcomb] -
honeycomb
n 1: a structure of small hexagonal cells constructed from beeswax by bees and used to store honey and larvae 2: a framework of hexagonal cells resembling the honeycomb built by bees v 1: carve a honeycomb pattern into; "The cliffs were honeycombed" 2: penetrate thoroughly and into every part; "the revolutionaries honeycombed the organization" 3: make full of cavities, like a honeycomb -
aum
n 1: a terrorist organization whose goal is to take over Japan and then the world; based on a religion founded in 1987 that combines elements of Buddhism with Christianity; "in 1995 Aum members released deadly sarin gas on a Tokyo subway train" [syn: Aum Shinrikyo, Aum, Supreme Truth] -
backcomb
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combe
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trichome
See also cockscomb definition and cockscomb synonyms
