cockles
Small edible mollusks
Cockles are small, heart-shaped bivalve mollusks with ribbed shells, gathered as food along sandy shores.
The phrase warm the cockles of one's heart means to produce feelings of deep contentment or affection—the cockles here being the heart's ventricles, which the shell's shape resembles.
Edible burrowing mollusks
- musselsEdible marine bivalves
- oystersEdible marine mollusks
- scallopsEdible hinged-shell mollusks
- whelksPredatory sea snails
periwinkles · littlenecks · cherrystones · geoducks · steamers · abalone · limpets · mollusc
Circulatory system's pump
- warmthHeat you feel
- affectionWarm emotional attachment
- delightIntense pleasure or satisfaction
- joyIntense positive emotion
gladness · comfort · contentment · cheer · pleasure · happiness · sentiment · emotion
Sandy waterside margin
mudflats · intertidal · foreshore · seashore · rockpools · shingle · cove · bay
Edible burrowing mollusks
- musselsEdible marine bivalves
- oystersEdible marine mollusks
- prawnsEdible marine crustaceans
- chowderThick creamy seafood soup
paella · bouillabaisse · steamed · vinegar · broth · garlic · white wine · seafood platter
clams
Edible burrowing mollusks
whelks · periwinkles · littlenecks · cherrystones · geoducks · steamers · abalone · limpets · mollusc · shellfish
heart
Circulatory system's pump
joy · gladness · comfort · contentment · cheer · pleasure · happiness · sentiment · emotion · feeling
beach
Sandy waterside margin
sand · mudflats · intertidal · foreshore · seashore · rockpools · shingle · cove · bay · inlet
clams
Edible burrowing mollusks
chowder · paella · bouillabaisse · steamed · vinegar · broth · garlic · white wine · seafood platter · pickled
- bivalvesclams, clam, mussels, scallops, mussel
- British Foodsfish and chips, cheddar cheese, Yorkshire pudding, black pudding, Welsh rarebit
- seafoodfish, shrimp, crab, lobster, salmon
- invertebratesinvertebrate, arthropod, arthropods, mollusk, crustacean
- British Seasidepier, piers, beach hut, beach huts, promenade
- mollusksclams, mollusk, mollusks, snail, snails
cocklesclams
Edible burrowing mollusks
oysters · mussels · scallops · razor clams · geoduck
- warm the cockles of someone's heartCause profound emotional contentment
- warmed the cockles of someone's heartCaused profound emotional contentment