cuckoo vs sane

cuckoo

noun
  • The cuckoo clock itself. 

  • The sound of that particular bird. 

  • A person who inveigles themselves into a place where they should not be (used especially in the phrase a cuckoo in the nest). 

  • Someone who is crazy. 

  • Any of various birds, of the family Cuculidae, famous for laying its eggs in the nests of other species; but especially a common cuckoo (Cuculus canorus), that has a characteristic two-note call. 

  • The bird-shaped figure found in cuckoo clocks. 

adj
  • Crazy; not sane. 

verb
  • To make the call of a cuckoo. 

  • To repeat something incessantly. 

sane

adj
  • Being in a healthy condition; not deranged; thinking rationally. 

  • Mentally sound; possessing a rational mind; having the mental faculties in such condition as to be able to anticipate and judge the effect of one's actions in an ordinary manner. 

  • Rational; reasonable; sensible. 

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