Words that rhyme with hancock

• blackcock 0
  n 1: male black grouse [syn: blackcock, black cock]
• block 0
  n 1: a solid piece of something (usually having flat rectangular sides); "the pyramids were built with large stone blocks" 2: a rectangular area in a city surrounded by streets and usually containing several buildings; "he lives in the next block" [syn: block, city block] 3: a three-dimensional shape with six square or rectangular sides [syn: block, cube] 4: a number or quantity of related things dealt with as a unit; "he reserved a large block of seats"; "he held a large block of the company's stock" 5: housing in a large building that is divided into separate units; "there is a block of classrooms in the west wing" 6: (computer science) a sector or group of sectors that function as the smallest data unit permitted; "since blocks are often defined as a single sector, the terms `block' and `sector' are sometimes used interchangeably" 7: an inability to remember or think of something you normally can do; often caused by emotional tension; "I knew his name perfectly well but I had a temporary block" [syn: block, mental block] 8: a simple machine consisting of a wheel with a groove in which a rope can run to change the direction or point of application of a force applied to the rope [syn: pulley, pulley-block, pulley block, block] 9: a metal casting containing the cylinders and cooling ducts of an engine; "the engine had to be replaced because the block was cracked" [syn: engine block, cylinder block, block] 10: an obstruction in a pipe or tube; "we had to call a plumber to clear out the blockage in the drainpipe" [syn: blockage, block, closure, occlusion, stop, stoppage] 11: a platform from which an auctioneer sells; "they put their paintings on the block" [syn: auction block, block] 12: the act of obstructing or deflecting someone's movements [syn: blocking, block] v 1: render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road" [syn: barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar] 2: hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of; "His brother blocked him at every turn" [syn: obstruct, blockade, block, hinder, stymie, stymy, embarrass] 3: stop from happening or developing; "Block his election"; "Halt the process" [syn: stop, halt, block, kibosh] 4: interfere with or prevent the reception of signals; "Jam the Voice of America"; "block the signals emitted by this station" [syn: jam, block] 5: run on a block system; "block trains" 6: interrupt the normal function of by means of anesthesia; "block a nerve"; "block a muscle" 7: shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight; "The thick curtain blocked the action on the stage"; "The trees obstruct my view of the mountains" [syn: obstruct, block] 8: stamp or emboss a title or design on a book with a block; "block the book cover" 9: obstruct; "My nose is all stuffed"; "Her arteries are blocked" [syn: stuff, lug, choke up, block] [ant: loosen up, unstuff] 10: block passage through; "obstruct the path" [syn: obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close up] [ant: disengage, free] 11: support, secure, or raise with a block; "block a plate for printing"; "block the wheels of a car" 12: impede the movement of (an opponent or a ball); "block an attack" [syn: parry, block, deflect] 13: be unable to remember; "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!" [syn: forget, block, blank out, draw a blank] [ant: call back, call up, recall, recollect, remember, retrieve, think] 14: shape by using a block; "Block a hat"; "block a garment" 15: shape into a block or blocks; "block the graphs so one can see the results clearly" 16: prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" [syn: freeze, block, immobilize, immobilise] [ant: free, release, unblock, unfreeze]
• caulk 0
  n 1: a waterproof filler and sealant that is used in building and repair to make watertight [syn: caulk, caulking] v 1: seal with caulking; "caulk the window" [syn: caulk, calk]
• cock 0
  n 1: obscene terms for penis [syn: cock, prick, dick, shaft, pecker, peter, tool, putz] 2: faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid [syn: stopcock, cock, turncock] 3: the part of a gunlock that strikes the percussion cap when the trigger is pulled [syn: hammer, cock] 4: adult male chicken [syn: cock, rooster] 5: adult male bird v 1: tilt or slant to one side; "cock one's head" 2: set the trigger of a firearm back for firing 3: to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others; "He struts around like a rooster in a hen house" [syn: tittup, swagger, ruffle, prance, strut, sashay, cock]
• gamecock 0
  n 1: a cock bred and trained for fighting [syn: gamecock, fighting cock] 2: someone who is a very fierce fighter [syn: hell-kite, hell-rooster, gamecock]
• haycock 0
  n 1: a small cone-shaped pile of hay that has been left in the field until it is dry enough to carry to the hayrick
• peacock 0
  n 1: European butterfly having reddish-brown wings each marked with a purple eyespot [syn: peacock, peacock butterfly, Inachis io] 2: male peafowl; having a crested head and very large fanlike tail marked with iridescent eyes or spots
• poppycock 0
  n 1: senseless talk; "don't give me that stuff" [syn: stuff, stuff and nonsense, hooey, poppycock]
• shuttlecock 0
  n 1: badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers [syn: shuttlecock, bird, birdie, shuttle] v 1: send or toss to and fro, like a shuttlecock
• stopcock 0
  n 1: faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid [syn: stopcock, cock, turncock]
• weathercock 0
  n 1: weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster
• woodcock 0
  n 1: game bird of the sandpiper family that resembles a snipe
• mach 0
  n 1: Austrian physicist and philosopher who introduced the Mach number and who founded logical positivism (1838-1916) [syn: Mach, Ernst Mach]
• ballcock 0
  n 1: floating ball that controls level in a water tank [syn: ballcock, ball cock]
• bangkok 0
  n 1: the capital and largest city and chief port of Thailand; a leading city in southeastern Asia; noted for Buddhist architecture [syn: Bangkok, capital of Thailand, Krung Thep]
• hitchcock 0
  n 1: English film director noted for his skill in creating suspense (1899-1980) [syn: Hitchcock, Alfred Hitchcock, Sir Alfred Hitchcock, Alfred Joseph Hitchcock]
• leacock 0
  n 1: Canadian economist best remembered for his humorous writings (1869-1944) [syn: Leacock, Stephen Leacock, Stephen Butler Leacock]
• petcock 0
  n 1: regulator consisting of a small cock or faucet or valve for letting out air or releasing compression or draining
• moorcock 0
  n 1: male red grouse
• spatchcock 0
  n 1: flesh of a chicken (or game bird) split down the back and grilled (usually immediately after being killed) v 1: prepare for eating if or as if a spatchcock; "spatchcock a guinea hen" 2: interpolate or insert (words) into a sentence or story
• turncock 0
  n 1: one employed to control water supply by turning water mains on and off 2: faucet consisting of a rotating device for regulating flow of a liquid [syn: stopcock, cock, turncock]
• monocoque 0
• akh 0
• maack 0
• moch 0
• mok 0
• och 0
• ploch 0
• plock 0
• poch 0
• proch 0
• prock 0
• roch 0
• rocke 0
• adcock 0
• alcock 0
• gorcock 0
• seacock 0
• hickok 0
• pocock 0
• babcock 0
• spitchcock 0
• wilcock 0

See also hancock definition