noun Download 🔗Share The two-note sound made by the cuckoo. Examples : "The cuckoo's two-note call echoed through the meadow. " sound animal bird nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A Barbadian food made from mashed okra and cornmeal. Examples : "For lunch, we had a delicious cuckoo, which was made from mashed okra and cornmeal. " food vegetable Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially the common cuckoo, Cuculus canorus, that has a characteristic two-note call. Examples : "We heard the distinct call of the cuckoo echoing through the forest. " bird animal nature sound Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The sound of that particular bird. Examples : "The cuckoo's call echoed through the quiet park. " sound bird animal Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The bird-shaped figure found in cuckoo clocks. Examples : "Every hour, the cuckoo popped out of the clock and sang its little song. " animal bird thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share The cuckoo clock itself. Examples : "My grandfather's antique cuckoo clock chimed the hours. " item machine thing Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest). Examples : "The new student was a cuckoo in the class; she didn't know any of the other students and kept interrupting the teacher. " person character attitude Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share Someone who is crazy. Examples : ""My neighbor walks his dog in a tutu every morning; people think he's a bit of a cuckoo." " mind person character Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To make the call of a cuckoo. Examples : "The bird cuckooed loudly outside the classroom window during recess. " sound animal bird nature Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To repeat something incessantly. Examples : "My little brother kept cuckooing "Are we there yet?" the entire car ride, driving my parents crazy. " communication language word Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share Crazy; not sane. Examples : "After working all night on the project, he started laughing uncontrollably at everything; his friends said he was acting completely cuckoo. " mind character person Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
