cockscomb C2+ Topic:People & Society US /ˈkɑksˌkoʊm/ UK /ˈkɒksˌkəʊm/ See IPA manual Meanings 1 noun the crest of a rooster; a jester's cap; a vain conceited man The garden blazed with the red plumes of cockscomb. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · the crest of a rooster; a... crestcombcoxcombfopdandyjester Word family Related forms cockcombcoxcomb Etymology AI details A compound of cock 'rooster' + comb 'crest'; the figurative senses (jester's cap, conceited man) gave the variant coxcomb. Topics People & Society External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # cockscomb **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˈkɑksˌkoʊm/ **IPA (UK):** /ˈkɒksˌkəʊm/ ## Meanings 1. the crest of a rooster; a jester's cap; a vain conceited man ## Examples - The garden blazed with the red plumes of cockscomb. ## Synonyms - crest - comb - coxcomb - fop - dandy - jester ## Related Forms - cock - comb - coxcomb ## Etymology A compound of cock 'rooster' + comb 'crest'; the figurative senses (jester's cap, conceited man) gave the variant coxcomb. ## AI Etymology Cockscomb is a compound of cock 'rooster' + comb 'crest'; the figurative senses (jester's cap, conceited man) gave the variant coxcomb. Morphologically, the word is a built form whose named elements carry part of the historical sense. The current sense covers the crest of a rooster; a jester's cap; a vain conceited man. The wider family includes related words such as cock, comb, and coxcomb. ## Topics - People & Society markdown