cockle cockle /ˈkɑːkəl/

noun

1. Common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs  ( cockle )
   common edible, burrowing European bivalve mollusk that has a strong, rounded shell with radiating ribs
    I love to add cockles to my seafood paella
   I love to add cockles to my seafood paella
   
   
2. Common edible European bivalve  ( cockle )
   common edible European bivalve
    She collected cockles from the beach to make a seafood pasta.
   She collected cockles from the beach to make a seafood pasta.
   
   

verb

1. To gather something into small wrinkles or folds  ( cockle , crumple , knit , pucker , rumple )
   to gather something into small wrinkles or folds
    She puckered her lips
   She puckered her lips
   
2. Stir up (water) so as to form ripples  ( cockle , riffle , ruffle , ripple , undulate )
   stir up (water) so as to form ripples
   

 sleeveless sleeveless /ˈsliːvlɪs/

adjective

1. Unproductive of success  ( bootless , sleeveless , fruitless , futile , vain )
   unproductive of success
    A fruitless search
   a fruitless search
    Futile years after her artistic peak
   futile years after her artistic peak
    A sleeveless errand
   a sleeveless errand
    A vain attempt
   a vain attempt
   
2. Having no sleeves  ( sleeveless )
   having no sleeves
    Sleeveless summer dresses
   sleeveless summer dresses
   
   

 winter cress winter cress /ˈwɪntər krɛs/

noun

1. Cress cultivated for winter salads  ( winter cress )
   cress cultivated for winter salads
    I enjoy adding winter cress to my salads for a fresh taste during colder months.
   I enjoy adding winter cress to my salads for a fresh taste during colder months.
   
   
2. Any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad  ( scurvy grass , St. Barbara's herb , winter cress )
   any plant of the genus Barbarea: yellow-flowered Eurasian cresses; widely cultivated for winter salad
   
   

 oestrus oestrus /ˈiːstrəs/

noun

1. [British] Applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity  ( estrus [ N. American] , oestrus [British] , rut , heat )
   applies to nonhuman mammals: a state or period of heightened sexual arousal and activity
   
   

 Oestrus

1. Type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies  ( genus Oestrus , Oestrus )
   type genus of the Oestridae: sheep botflies