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cockle

noun verb

common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs

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Word length
6
Starts with
C
Ends with
E
Contains
OC
Scrabble score
14
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs

noun

  1. common edible European bivalve

verb

  1. to gather something into small wrinkles or folds

    “She puckered her lips”

verb

  1. stir up (water) so as to form ripples

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She puckered her lips

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