cockcrow

noun

ˈkäk-ˌkrō How to pronounce cockcrow (audio)
Definition of cockcrownext
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cockcrow
  1. sunrise
  2. day
  3. morning
  4. dawn
  5. morn
Noun
  • Conjunction of Venus and Jupiter: Aug. 12, 2025 (before sunrise) This year's Aug. 12 peak of the Perseid meteor shower — the most famous and prolific meteor shower of the year — will be largely ruined by strong moonlight.
    Jamie Carter, Space.com, 29 Dec. 2024
  • Since the park is open 24 hours, consider visiting in the very early morning before sunrise or at night after 9 p.m. – the lava glowing against the dark sky is also a majestic scene.
    Kathleen Wong, USA TODAY, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of sunrise
Noun
  • Powered by pink clay and charcoal, Amika Reset Pink Charcoal Scalp Cleansing Oil gently absorbs impurities while soothing with a refreshing menthol tingle that takes wash day to luxurious new heights.
    Erin Parker, Allure, 3 Jan. 2025
  • During several days of intense fighting, Japanese forces were decimated, and about 1,000 U.S. Marines and sailors were killed.
    Stephen Smith, CBS News, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of day
Noun
  • The front that moved into North Texas on Sunday morning will bring the coldest air so far this season during the next few nights, starting Sunday night.
    Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Roberto Savarese, a 56-year-old funeral director from the Italian city of Bari, was the first person to discover the body of the 1-month-old boy on the morning of Thursday, Jan. 2, inside a baby box at San Giovanni Battista Church.
    Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of morning
Noun
  • That was a bold strategy at the dawn of the Napster age.
    Mark Sutherland, Variety, 2 Jan. 2025
  • The flight had originated before dawn Sunday at the Bangkok Suvarnabhumi Airport in Thailand, according to Flightradar24, a flight tracker.
    Bill Hutchinson, ABC News, 30 Dec. 2024
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
  • Thanksgiving morn: 2:45 a.m.
    Patricia Highsmith, The New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2021
Definition of morn
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