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cockle vs crinkle

crinkle vs cockle

cockle and crinkle both are nouns.

cockle and crinkle both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
cockle Yes No Yes No
crinkle Yes No Yes No
As verbs, crinkle is a hypernym of cockle; that is, crinkle is a word with a broader meaning than cockle:
  • cockle: to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
  • crinkle: make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic
Other hypernyms of cockle include crease, crisp, ruckle, scrunch, scrunch up, wrinkle.
cockle (noun) crinkle (noun)
common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs a slight depression or fold in the smoothness of a surface
common edible European bivalve
cockle (verb) crinkle (verb)
to gather something into small wrinkles or folds become wrinkled or crumpled or creased
stir up (water) so as to form ripples make wrinkles or creases on a smooth surface; make a pressed, folded or wrinkled line in; `crisp' is archaic
Difference between cockle and crinkle

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