- cockcrow
- cock|crow [ `kak,krou ] noun uncount LITERARYthe very early morning when it begins to get light
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Usage of the words and phrases in modern English. 2013.
Cockcrow — Cock crow, Cockcrowing Cock crow ing, n. The time at which cocks first crow; the early morning; the first light of day. Syn: dawn, dawning, morning, aurora, first light, daybreak, break of day, break of the day, dayspring, sunrise, sunup. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
cockcrow — ► NOUN literary ▪ dawn … English terms dictionary
cockcrow — [käk′krō΄] n. the time when roosters begin to crow; early morning; dawn: also cockcrowing … English World dictionary
cockcrow — noun Date: 13th century dawn … New Collegiate Dictionary
cockcrow — /kok kroh /, n. the time at which a cock characteristically crows; daybreak; dawn. Also, cock crowing. [1350 1400; ME. See COCK1, CROW2] * * * … Universalium
cockcrow — noun The time of day at which the first crow of a cockerel is heard; dawn or daybreak; first light … Wiktionary
cockcrow — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The first appearance of daylight in the morning: aurora, dawn, dawning, daybreak, morn, morning, sunrise, sunup. See START … English dictionary for students
cockcrow — cock|crow [ˈkɔk krəu US ˈka:k krou] n [U] literary the time in the early morning when the sun rises = ↑dawn … Dictionary of contemporary English
cockcrow — n. dawn, time of morning when roosters crow; crow of a rooster … English contemporary dictionary
cockcrow — noun literary dawn … English new terms dictionary