COCKCROW Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

cockcrow

noun

ˈkäk-ˌkrō

Definition of cockcrow

as in sunrise

the first appearance of light in the morning or the time of its appearance by cockcrow the mysterious stranger had vanished

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Noun

Kentucky’s Flag Status website states that the flag is always lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Patriot Day.

— Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 11 Sep. 2026
The national day of observance calls for flags to be flown at half-staff from sunrise to sunset.

— Allison Gibson, Sacbee.com, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of sunrise

Noun

About a quarter of the animals died either upon arrival or within days after, Jaros said.

— John Donegan LONG BEACH POST, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026
The Katonah Museum of Art is an unexpected stop for rotating exhibitions of cross-disciplinary visual art, while Philip Johnson’s Glass House in nearby New Canaan is also worth a half-day excursion.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of day

Noun

While breakfast isn’t served at the restaurant, all hotel guests are greeted each morning with fresh muffins and bagels delivered to their rooms.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Sep. 2026
The integrator resolves the issue before morning business hours, eliminating the common nightmare scenario of discovering an unrecorded break-in weeks after the fact.

— Robert Messer, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of morning

Noun

This dates back to the dawn of consumer-facing chatbot AI, which didn’t have a long honeymoon period as exciting and life-changing tech.

— Ashley Gold, semafor.com, 15 Sep. 2026
For the first time, Zvyagintsev made a movie outside of Russia, moving Minotaur’s production to Latvia to stand in for a brutally frank portrait of his homeland at the dawn of the Ukraine war.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of dawn

Noun

The light green safari shade is especially fun, or go for an aquatic vibe with the icy morn/sea wave two-combo.

— Rena Behar, Travel + Leisure, 26 May 2023
This gives me, in the parking lot the next morn, yet another opportunity to introduce myself to fellow travelers who possess jumper cables.

— John Phillips, Car and Driver, 9 Jan. 2023

Definition of morn

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