To shout in exultation or defiance; to brag.
To make the shrill sound characteristic of a rooster; to make a sound in this manner, either in gaiety, joy, pleasure, or defiance.
To test the reed of a double reed instrument by placing the reed alone in the mouth and blowing it.
The cry of the bird known in the US as a rooster and in British English as a cockerel.
A gangplank (corvus) used by the Ancient Roman navy to board enemy ships.
The emblem of an eagle, a sign of military rank.
The mesentery of an animal.
A bird, usually black, of the genus Corvus, having a strong conical beak, with projecting bristles; it has a harsh, croaking call.
Any of various dark-coloured nymphalid butterflies of the genus Euploea.
An ill-tempered and obstinate woman, or one who otherwise has features resembling the bird; a harpy.
A black person.
A bar of iron with a beak, crook or claw; a bar of iron used as a lever; a crowbar.
To make an object of laughter or ridicule; to make fun of; to deride; to mock.
To show mirth, satisfaction, or derision, by peculiar movement of the muscles of the face, particularly of the mouth, causing a lighting up of the face and eyes, and usually accompanied by the emission of explosive or chuckling sounds from the chest and throat; to indulge in laughter.
To express by, or utter with, laughter.
To affect or influence by means of laughter or ridicule.
A fun person.
An expression of mirth particular to the human species; the sound heard in laughing; laughter.
Something that provokes mirth or scorn.