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cuckoo

UK
/ˈkʊkuː/
US
/ˈkʊku/

Translations

cuckoonoun
cuckoos
pl
UK
/ˈkʊkuː/
US
/ˈkʊku/
The cuckoo is known for laying its eggs in the nests of other birds.
Кукушка известна тем, что откладывает свои яйца в гнезда других птиц.
Synonyms
fool
simpleton
dupe
bird
cuckooverb
cuckooed
Past Simple
cuckooed
Past Participle
cuckooing
Gerund
The bird began to cuckoo loudly in the early morning.
Птица начала громко куковать рано утром.
Synonyms
coo
chirp
sound
call
cuckooadjective
more cuckoo
Comp.
most cuckoo
Super.
UK
/ˈkʊkuː/
US
/ˈkʊku/
He had a cuckoo idea that nobody understood.
У него была сумасшедшая идея, которую никто не понимал.
Synonyms
loony
crazy
insane
mad
wild

Definitions

cuckoonoun
A medium-sized bird known for its distinctive call and habit of laying its eggs in the nests of other birds.
The cuckoo's call is often heard in the early spring.
A person who is considered crazy or foolish.
He was acting like a real cuckoo at the party last night.
A type of clock that announces the time with a sound resembling the call of a cuckoo bird.
The cuckoo clock chimed every hour, much to the delight of the children.
cuckooverb
To make the sound characteristic of a cuckoo bird.
Every morning, the clock would cuckoo at precisely 6 AM, waking everyone in the house.
To deposit eggs in the nest of (another bird), thereby getting the host to raise the offspring; figuratively, to foist one's responsibilities on someone else.
Brood-parasitic species like the common cuckoo will cuckoo another bird's nest and leave the chicks to be reared by the unsuspecting hosts.
cuckooadjective
Silly or slightly crazy.
She had a cuckoo idea to start a business selling pet rocks.
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