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Cobs

/kɒbz/

A male swan.

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noun
  1. 1

    A male swan.

  2. 2

    A corncob.

  3. 3

    A round, often crusty roll or loaf of bread.

  4. 4

    A building material consisting of clay, sand, straw, water, and earth, similar to adobe; also called cobb, rammed earth or pisé.

verb
  1. 1

    To construct using mud blocks or to seal a wall using mud or an artificial equivalent.

  2. 2

    Of growing corn, to have the heads mature into corncobs.

verb
  1. 1

    To beat with a flat instrument; to paddle.

  2. 2

    (Northern UK, possibly colloquial) To throw, chuck, lob.

  3. 3

    To chip off unwanted pieces of stone, so as to form a desired shape or improve the quality of mineral ore.

noun
  1. 1

    The nut of the common hazel (Corylus avellana); hazelnut.

  2. 2

    A specific cultivated variety of hazelnut, also known as the Kentish cobnut.

  3. 3

    A game played by children with nuts.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Cobs"

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filbertnounThe hazelnut.
hazelnutnounThe fruit of the hazel, especially Corylus avellana, which is grown commercially.
cobnutnounA nut of a common hazel (Corylus avellana); hazelnut.
great black-backed gullnounA large European and American gull, Larus marinus.
black-backed gullnoun(loosely) The greater black-backed gull or lesser black-backed gull.
larus marinusnounwhite gull having a black back and wings
earsnoun(countable) The organ of hearing, consisting of the pinna or auricle, auditory canal, eardrum, malleus, incus, stapes and cochlea.
groynesnounAn often wooden structure that projects from a coastline to prevent erosion, longshore drift etc.; a breakwater.
husksnounThe dry, leafy or stringy exterior of certain vegetables or fruits, which must be removed before eating the meat inside.
spikesnounA pair of athletic shoes equipped with spikes on the sole and heel for better traction.
spursnoun(soccer) Tottenham Hotspur Football Club
swansan American experimental rock band formed in 1981 by singer, songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Michael Gira.
corncobsnounThe central cylindrical core of an ear of corn (maize) on which the kernels are attached in rows.
stovernounFodder for cattle, especially straw or coarse hay.
silagenounFermented green forage fodder stored in an airtight silo or clamp.
kernelsnounThe core, center, or essence of an object or system.
cornnoun(Commonwealth, but not Australia or New Zealand, uncountable) Any cereal plant (or its grain) that is the main crop or staple of a country or region.
cornstalksnoun(botany) The tough, fibrous stalk of a corn (maize) plant, often ground for silage after harvest.
pumpkinsnounThe round yellow or orange fruit of this plant.
leeksnounA vegetable of variety Allium ampeloprasum, having edible leaves and an onion-like bulb but with a milder flavour than the onion.

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