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COCKLE Synonyms

There are 9 synonyms of the word cockle. (exact relations)
There are 13 hypernyms of the word cockle. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for COCKLE

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crumple
verbv
verb

• fall apart

• fold or collapse

• to gather something into small wrinkles or folds

• become wrinkled or crumpled or creased

darnel
nounn
noun

• weedy annual grass often occurs in grainfields and other cultivated land; seeds sometimes considered poisonous

knit
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a fabric made by knitting

• a basic knitting stitch made by putting the needle through the front of the stitch from the lefthand side

• needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine

verb

• make (textiles) by knitting

• tie or link together

• to gather something into small wrinkles or folds

pucker
verbv
noun

• an irregular fold in an otherwise even surface (as in cloth)

verb

• to gather something into small wrinkles or folds

• draw together into folds or puckers

• become wrinkled or drawn together

riffle
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a small wave on the surface of a liquid

• shuffling by splitting the pack and interweaving the two halves at their corners

verb

• twitch or flutter

• look through a book or other written material

• stir up (water) so as to form ripples

• shuffle (playing cards) by separating the deck into two parts and riffling with the thumbs so the cards intermix

ripple
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a small wave on the surface of a liquid

• (electronics) an oscillation of small amplitude imposed on top of a steady value

verb

• stir up (water) so as to form ripples

• flow in an irregular current with a bubbling noise

ruffle
verbv
noun

• a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim

• a high tight collar

• a noisy fight

verb

• stir up (water) so as to form ripples

• trouble or vex

• to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

• discompose

• twitch or flutter

• mix so as to make a random order or arrangement

• erect or fluff up

• disturb the smoothness of

• pleat or gather into a ruffle

rumple
verbv
verb

• disturb the smoothness of

• to gather something into small wrinkles or folds

• become wrinkled or crumpled or creased

undulate
verbv
adjective satellite

• having a wavy margin and rippled surface

verb

• stir up (water) so as to form ripples

• occur in soft rounded shapes

• move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion

• increase and decrease in volume or pitch, as if in waves

Best Hypernyms For COCKLE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for cockle, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (12)
bivalve crease crinkle crisp flow flux lamellibranch pelecypod ruckle scrunch shellfish wrinkle
Phrases (1)
scrunch up

Alternatives for CRUMPLE

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