weathercock

«weathercock» in Mova's school dictionary: a metal cock or bird on a roof, which turns to show the… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (weathercocks)

meaning for a pupil

1) A weathercock is a metal cock or bird on a roof, which turns to show the direction of the wind. tree →

2) A weathercock can also mean a person who often changes his mind. tree →

sense in the lessons

the metal bird on a roof that turns in the wind, often used to warn of a storm

examples

• The weathercock is squeaking now, said he. tree →
• The weathercock flew to the opposite house and perched there. tree →
• The twirling of the weathercock on the roof bodes ill; we shall have a storm. tree →

note

nothing for maths

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «weathercock» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.