cockle vs flow

cockle and flow both are nouns.

cockle and flow both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
cockle	Yes	No	Yes	No
flow	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, flow is a hypernym of cockle; that is, flow is a word with a broader meaning than cockle:

cockle: stir up (water) so as to form ripples
flow: move or progress freely as if in a stream

Other hypernyms of cockle include flux.

cockle (noun)	flow (noun)
common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs	the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression
common edible European bivalve	the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
	dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas
	any uninterrupted stream or discharge
	the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause
	something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously
	the amount of fluid that flows in a given time

cockle (verb)	flow (verb)
to gather something into small wrinkles or folds	undergo menstruation
stir up (water) so as to form ripples	cover or swamp with water
	fall or flow in a certain way
	move along, of liquids
	move or progress freely as if in a stream
	cause to flow
	be abundantly present

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