as in piles
a quantity of things thrown or stacked on one another
a cock of hay
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as in slopes
to set or cause to be at an angle
cocked his head to the side as he listened to her quizzically
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cocks
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The road, lined with two-story homes on each side, slopes down a gradual hill.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
14 Jan. 2026 -
Meanwhile, seawater intrudes like an advancing army toward thicker ice, which rests on bedrock that slopes inward toward the bowl-like center of the continent.—
Evan Howell,
Quanta Magazine,
20 Oct. 2025
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Strong character tilts leaders toward the bright side, while weak or imbalanced character leaves them vulnerable to excess or corruption.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Home tilts with Oregon, Michigan and Illinois.—
Cameron Teague Robinson,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2026
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In 2026, however, with social media showcasing neck angles few mortals are born with, expectations are sky-high—for patients and doctors alike.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
11 Dec. 2025
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In one of Storch’s pictures, an old man on a wooden porch angles his face up toward the sun.—
Dawn Chan,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
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The action then moves to a studio where Law Roach is styling Adrina Lima who is wearing an archival Maison Margiela top with a Miss Claire Sullivan skirt and Helmut Lang heels.—
Laird Borrelli-Persson,
Vogue,
23 Dec. 2025
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For footwear, Rodrigo slipped into Babette Mary Jane heels from Stuart Weitzman in a shiny black patent leather.—
Tara Larson,
Footwear News,
21 Dec. 2025
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The mistake immediately tips Nathan off to the romantic relationship brewing between Rebecca and the geologist.—
Samantha Stutsman,
PEOPLE,
28 Dec. 2025
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The new map tips the scale toward Republicans in five districts, including Veasey’s.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
15 Dec. 2025
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“Cocks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cocks. Accessed 23 Jan. 2026.
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