COCKSPURS Synonyms
There are 2 hypernyms of the word cockspurs. (close relations)
cockspur
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| barbs | nounn | |||||
noun • an aggressive remark directed at a person like a missile and intended to have a telling effect • the pointed part of barbed wire • a subsidiary point facing opposite from the main point that makes an arrowhead or spear hard to remove • one of the parallel filaments projecting from the main shaft of a feather verb • provide with barbs | ||||||
| daggers | nounn | |||||
noun • a short knife with a pointed blade used for piercing or stabbing • a character used in printing to indicate a second cross reference or footnote when the asterisk has already been used | ||||||
| pokers | nounn | |||||
noun • fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire • any of various card games in which players bet that they hold the highest-ranking hand | ||||||
| prickles | nounn | |||||
noun • a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf verb • cause a prickling sensation • cause a stinging or tingling sensation • make a small hole into, as with a needle or a thorn | ||||||
| prongs | nounn | |||||
noun • a pointed projection | ||||||
| skewers | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a long pin for holding meat in position while it is being roasted verb • drive a skewer through | ||||||
| spurs | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a verbalization that encourages you to attempt something • any sharply pointed projection • tubular extension at the base of the corolla in some flowers • a sharp prod fixed to a rider's heel and used to urge a horse onward • a railway line connected to a trunk line verb • incite or stimulate • give heart or courage to • strike with a spur • goad with spurs • equip with spurs | ||||||
| thorns | nounn | |||||
noun • something that causes irritation and annoyance • a small sharp-pointed tip resembling a spike on a stem or leaf • a Germanic character of runic origin | ||||||
| gaff | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • a sharp metal spike or spur that is fastened to the leg of a gamecock • a spar rising aft from a mast to support the head of a quadrilateral fore-and-aft sail • an iron hook with a handle; used for landing large fish | ||||||
| barnyard grass | nounn | |||||
noun • a coarse annual panic grass; a cosmopolitan weed; occasionally used for hay or grazing | ||||||
| cockspur hawthorn | nounn | |||||
noun • eastern United States hawthorn with long straight thorns | ||||||
| cockspur thorn | nounn | |||||
noun • eastern United States hawthorn with long straight thorns | ||||||
| japanese millet | nounn | |||||
noun • coarse annual grass cultivated in Japan and southeastern Asia for its edible seeds and for forage; important wildlife food in United States | ||||||
| cocksfoot | nounn | |||||
noun • widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass | ||||||
| dactylis glomerata | nounn | |||||
noun • widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass | ||||||
| orchard grass | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||
noun • widely grown stout Old World hay and pasture grass | ||||||
| pisonia aculeata | nounn | |||||
noun • small spiny West Indian tree | ||||||
