cockcrows

Early morning calls

Cockcrows are the cries of roosters, especially at dawn.

The word appears most often in the singular as a poetic term for early morning: We set out at cockcrow.

The rooster's call traditionally marks the boundary between night and day.

temporal

dawn

Day's first glow

early morning · predawn · break of day · sunup · matins · reveille · prime · aurora · twilight · rooster call

rural

rooster

Male domestic fowl

poultry · chicken coop · homestead · countryside · village · pastoral · agricultural · peasant · rustic · livestock

biblical

Peter

Male name, means rock

apostle · prophecy · Jerusalem · trial · Gethsemane · repentance · threefold · passion · weeping · remembrance

Opposites
time of day

cockcrowsnightfall

Onset of darkness

dusk · sunset · twilight · sundown · eventide

wakefulness/activity cycle

cockcrowsbedtime

Designated hour for retiring

lights out · taps · sleeptime · last call · rest

Family

cockcrowing, cockcrow

Familiarity
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Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G