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 utter sharply and shrilly; to utter in or with a shriek or shrieks.
To utter a loud, sharp, shrill sound or cry, as do some birds and beasts; to scream, as in a sudden fright, in horror or anguish.
An exclamation mark.
A sharp, shrill outcry or scream; a shrill wild cry such as is caused by sudden or extreme terror, pain, or the like.