Cob (Noun)
Meaning 3
Nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus.
Classification
Nouns denoting foods and drinks.
Examples
- The cob of a hazelnut is small and brown with a papery covering.
- Hazelnut cobs are an important food source for many forest animals.
- She carefully cracked open the cob to reveal the nut inside.
- The farmer harvested a bounty of cobs from his filbert tree.
- After hulling the cobs, she roasted them in the oven to enhance their flavor.
Synonyms
Hypernyms
Meaning 4
White gull having a black back and wings.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.