The Cuckoo's Egg (book) — For the science fiction novel by C. J. Cherryh, see Cuckoo s Egg (novel). For the number sequence, see Look and say sequence. The Cuckoo s Egg … Wikipedia
Cuckoo clock — Cuckoo clock, a so called Jagdstück (Hunt piece), Black Forest, ca. 1900, Deutsches Uhrenmuseum, Inv. 2006 013 A cuckoo clock is a clock, typically pendulum regulated, that strikes the hours with a sound like a common cuckoo s call and typically… … Wikipedia
cuckoo — /kooh kooh, kook ooh/, n., pl. cuckoos, v., cuckooed, cuckooing, adj. n. 1. a common European bird, Cuculus canorus, of the family Cuculidae, noted for its characteristic call and its brood parasitism. 2. any of several other birds of the family… … Universalium
cuckoo — /ˈkʊku / (say kookooh) noun 1. any of various birds of the widespread family Cuculidae, including the bronze cuckoos, many of which lay eggs in the nests of other birds which then raise the cuckoo s young, as the fan tailed cuckoo, Cacomantis… …
cuckoo — cuck·oo || kÊŠkuË n. European songbird; bird related to the European cuckoo bird; call of the cuckoo bird characterized by two notes ; (Slang) crazy person, goofball, foolish person adj. of or pertaining to the cuckoo bird; resembling the… … English contemporary dictionary
cuckoo — I. noun (plural cuckoos) Etymology: Middle English cuccu, of imitative origin Date: 13th century 1. a largely grayish brown European bird (Cuculus canorus) that is a parasite given to laying its eggs in the nests of other birds which hatch them… … New Collegiate Dictionary
call — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 on the telephone ADJECTIVE ▪ phone, telephone ▪ long ▪ quick, short ▪ I ll just make a quick phone call … Collocations dictionary
cuckoo clock — noun clock that announces the hours with a sound like the call of the cuckoo • Hypernyms: ↑clock * * * noun, pl ⋯ clocks [count] : a clock that has a toy bird inside of it that comes out and makes a sound like a cuckoo to tell what time it is * * … Useful english dictionary
cuckoo clock — a wall or shelf clock, often carved and decorated, that announces the hours by a sound like the call of the cuckoo, usually accompanied by the appearance of an imitation bird through a little door. [1775 85] * * * … Universalium
cuckoo clock — cuck′oo clock n. hor fur a clock that announces the hours by a sound like the call of the cuckoo, usu. accompanied by the appearance of an imitation bird through a little door • Etymology: 1775–85 … From formal English to slang
