coxcomb

coxcomb is a 7-letter English word with 8 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps. Face value is 22 in Scrabble and 26 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 22 · Words With Friends 26 · 8 senses

Definitions

1. noun. A strip of red cloth notched like the comb of a cock, which licensed jesters formerly wore in their caps.
2. noun. The cap itself.
3. noun. The top of the head, or the head itself
4. noun. A vain, showy fellow; a conceited, silly man, fond of display; a superficial pretender to knowledge or accomplishments; a fop.
5. noun. A name given to several plants of different genera, but particularly to Celosia cristata, or garden cockscomb. Same as Cockscomb.
6. noun. the fleshy red crest on the head of the domestic fowl and other gallinaceous birds

   Synonyms: cockscomb, comb

7. noun. a cap worn by court jesters; adorned with a strip of red

   Synonyms: cockscomb

8. noun. a conceited dandy who is overly impressed by his own accomplishments

   Synonyms: cockscomb

Synonyms

cockscomb, comb

Common word forms

coxcombs, coxcombity

Words from these letters

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