be+a+weathercock
1Weathercock — Weath er*cock , v. t. To supply with a weathercock; to serve as a weathercock for. [1913 Webster] Whose blazing wyvern weathercock the spire. Tennyson. [1913 Webster] …
2Weathercock — Weath er*cock , n. 1. A vane, or weather vane; so called because originally often in the figure of a cock, turning on the top of a spire with the wind, and showing its direction. As a wedercok that turneth his face with every wind. Chaucer. [1913 …
3weathercock — ► NOUN ▪ a weathervane in the form of a cockerel …
4weathercock — [weth′ərkäk΄] n. 1. a weather vane in the shape of a rooster 2. a fickle or changeable person or thing …
5weathercock — UK [ˈweðə(r)ˌkɒk] / US [ˈweðərˌkɑk] noun [countable] Word forms weathercock : singular weathercock plural weathercocks a model of a cock (= male chicken) used as a weather vane …
6weathercock — /wedh euhr kok /, n. 1. a weather vane with the figure of a rooster on it. 2. (loosely) any weather vane. 3. a person who readily adopts the latest fads, opinions, etc.: The count is the weathercock of the jet set. [1250 1300; ME wedercoc. See… …
7weathercock — vėjarodis statusas T sritis ekologija ir aplinkotyra apibrėžtis Įtaisas vėjo krypčiai nustatyti. Vėjo kryptis žymima laipsniais arba nurodoma 16 krypčių horizonto rumbais. atitikmenys: angl. weathercock vok. Wetterhahn, m; Windfahne, f rus.… …
8weathercock — noun Date: 13th century 1. a vane often in the figure of a cock mounted so as to turn freely with the wind and show its direction 2. a person or thing that changes readily or often …
9weathercock — noun A weather vane in the shape of a cockerel …
10weathercock — Synonyms and related words: April showers, Proteus, Vicar of Bray, anemograph, anemometer, anemometrograph, anemoscope, barometer, chameleon, cloud shapes, cock, feeler, formalist, kaleidoscope, mercury, moon, pilot balloon, probe, quicksilver,… …
