English Dictionary
◊ COCKLE
cockle
n 1: common edible European bivalve
2: common edible European bivalve mollusk having a rounded
shell with radiating ribs
v 1: stir up (water) so as to form ripples [syn: {ripple}, {ruffle},
{riffle}, {undulate}]
2: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She
puckered her lips," "This material drew after having been
washed in hot water" [syn: {pucker}, {draw}, {rumple}, {crumple},
{knit}]