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# weathercock

noun (weathercocks)

«weathercock» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A weathercock is a metal cock or bird on a roof, which turns to show the direction of the wind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weathercock/#m1)
2. A weathercock can also mean a person who often changes his mind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weathercock/#m2)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weathercock/#x1)
- The weathercock flew to the opposite house and perched there. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weathercock/#x2)
- The twirling of the weathercock on the roof bodes ill; we shall have a storm. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weathercock/#x3)

### Note

nothing for maths

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «weathercock» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/weathercock/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«weathercock» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/weathercock.html) on Mova free.