Defenition of the word cockle

Defenition of the word cockle
- Common name for bivalve mollusks of the family Cardiidae. Their rounded shells are symmetrical, heart-shaped and feature strongly pronounced ribs.
- common edible European bivalve mollusk having a rounded shell with radiating ribs
- common edible European bivalve
- to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips," "This material drew after having been washed in hot water"
- stir up (water) so as to form ripples
- to gather something into small wrinkles or folds; "She puckered her lips"
- common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs
- to gather something into small wrinkles or folds