- cockles of one's heart
- idi cockles of one's heart, the place of one's deepest feelings
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cockles of one's heart
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warm the cockles of one's heart — ► warm the cockles of one s heart give one a comforting feeling of contentment. Main Entry: ↑cockle … English terms dictionary
warm the cockles of one's heart — give one a comforting feeling of contentment. → cockle … English new terms dictionary
warm the cockles of one's heart — give one a comforting feeling of pleasure or contentment … Useful english dictionary
heart — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. center, substance; kernel, pith, gist, core; breast; spirit, courage; sympathy, affection, understanding; nature, soul. See importance, middle, feeling, interior. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The pump in… … English dictionary for students
cockles of the heart — Etymology: perhaps from cockle (II), with influence of New Latin cochlea ventricle, from Latin, snail, snail shell more at cochlea : the center or core of one s sentient being usually used in the phrase to warm the cockles of the heart * * *… … Useful english dictionary
cockles of the heart — Etymology: perhaps from 2cockle Date: 1671 the core of one s being usually used in the phrase warm the cockles of the heart … New Collegiate Dictionary
Cockle (bivalve) — For the plant, see Lolium temulentum. Cockle Live specimens of Cerastoderma edule from France Scientific classification Kingdom … Wikipedia
cockle — cockle1 /kok euhl/, n., v., cockled, cockling. n. 1. any bivalve mollusk of the genus Cardium, having somewhat heart shaped, radially ribbed valves, esp. C. edule, the common edible species of Europe. 2. any of various allied or similar mollusks … Universalium
Affections — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Affections >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 affections affections character qualities disposition nature spirit tone Sgm: N 1 temper temper temperament Sgm: N 1 diathesis diathesis … English dictionary for students
breast — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. bosom, bust, mama; spirit. See convexity, feeling, body. v. face, brave. See opposition. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [The forepart of the body above the abdomen] Syn. chest, thorax, heart, bosom; see chest… … English dictionary for students
