peacock

Speech parts

1. peacock - Noun

2. peacock - Verb

3. Peacock - Proper noun

Meaning

The male of any pheasant of the genus Pavo, of which at least two species are known, native of Southern Asia and the East Indies.

In common usage, the species in general or collectively; a peafowl.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

peafowl peacock butterfly moss narcissus beau buster sapphire iris fop swank cyan ultramarine malachite poser dandy

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Antonyms

sheep cover hide disguise conceal secrete

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Hypernyms

peafowl nymphalid brush-footed butterfly bird of Juno four-footed butterfly nymphalid butterfly

Phrases with the word

as proud as a peacock peacock bass giant peacock moth East Atlantic peacock wrasse as vain as a peacock peacock flower tree

Examples

She is a peacock in everything but beauty. Oscar Wilde

The pride of the peacock is the glory of God. The lust of the goat is the bounty of God. The wrath of the lion is the wisdom of God. The nakedness of woman is the work of God. William Blake

Genius and virtue are to be more often found clothed in gray than in peacock bright. Van Wyck Brooks

The tulip is, among flowers, what the peacock is among birds. A tulip lacks scent, a peacock has an unpleasant voice. The one takes pride in its garb, the other in its tail. French Proverb

The cock goes to town for only four days and returns home a peacock. Hindi Proverb

Them short fe singer when dem put peacock in a choir. Jamaican Proverb

Close letter words and terms

peacify peacoat peacoated peacock alley peacock bass peacock blue