crow
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1.4
- noun
- /kroʊ/
:
canto (del gallo)
- When she heard the cock crow, she went searching for the bird in the forest, away from the heat.
- a cock's crow
So I say, OK, the tide is listening to the moon and and not to the rooster crow.
- So I say, OK, the tide is listening to the moon and and not to the rooster crow.
Examples
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And she didn't loosen her embrace until she heard the rooster crow for day.
Fiction book (1999) -
After the cock crows, Romney will be the 45th president?
Blog text (31) -
When they arrived, he told them: "You two go back to the forest and make your cock crow."
Fiction book (2000) -
Far off, I heard the rooster crow again.
Fiction book (2002) -
By the time he went to touch on calves, the third cock crow was heard, and dawn had arrived.
Fiction book (2002) -
Amen, l say to you... ...before the cock crows... ...three times you will deny me.
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"I'll do it one more morning!" He strutted to his post, flapped his wings, and gave a loud crow.
Fiction book (1997) -
The farm was quiet until the cock crowed at dawn, signaling the start of a new day.
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You will hear the cock crow at sunrise, which is a sign that it's time to wake up.
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In the early morning, the sound of the cock crowing could be heard from the barn.
Synonyms
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A loud call that an animal or person makes
A loud sound that a rooster makes in the morning
Idioms
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4.2
A distance measured in a straight line between two places rather than by road
Compounds
- NSFW
31
8.9
Laws and social rules that kept Black and white people separate in the Southern United States
- NSFW
5
9.0
Laws in the United States that kept Black and white people apart, mainly in the South
- Archaic
A small plant like grass with pale flowers and a bitter root used to treat stomach problems
- Indian
A large bird that lives on the ground with shiny black feathers and a long tail
A large glossy black bird found in North America that makes a loud cawing sound and is very smart
- Australian
A black and white bird like a crow that sings a pleasant song and copies other sounds
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Crow meaning the loud cry of a rooster comes from the old word crāwan that copied the rooster's shout, so a 'crow' is literally the bird's loud call.