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— English words —

• weathercock n. A weather vane, sometimes in the form of a cockerel.
• weathercock n. (Figuratively) One who veers with every change of current opinion; a fickle, inconstant person.
• weathercock n. (Chiefly North America) A kind of wind pump whose top behaves like a weather vane, moving with the wind…
• weathercock v. (Intransitive, of a boat) To turn upwind because of the difference in water pressure on two sides.
• weathercock v. (Intransitive, of an airplane or missile) To veer into the direction of the oncoming (relative) wind.
• weathercock v. (Transitive) To act as a weathercock for.
• weather␣cock n. Alternative form of weathercock.

— English word, defined in French —

• weathercock n. Girouette.

57 English words from 7 English definitions

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1 foreign word from the foreign definition

Girouette

6 suffixes (New words found by adding one or more letters at the end of the word.)

weathercocks weather␣cocks weathercocky weathercocked weathercocking weathercockish

21 words-in-word (Words found as is inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

ATH ather- CoC COC cock Cock eat eath eather Erc ERC her Her Herc ock -ock the the- Wea WEA weather

7 words-in-word RTL (Words found written from right to left, inside the word. Minimum size 3 letters.)

AEW CoC COC CRE OCR ocre reh

3 anagrams found with an extra letter (New words formed with all the letters from the word and an extra letter.)

weathercocks weather␣cocks weathercocky

One cousin (New word found by changing only one letter.)

heather␣cock

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