weather cock
Rooftop wind pointer
A weather cock is a weathervane shaped like a rooster, mounted on rooftops to show wind direction.
The rooster design dominated early European weathervanes, making the terms nearly synonymous.
Figuratively, a weather cock is someone who shifts opinions or loyalties easily—turning whichever way the wind blows: He's a political weather cock, always siding with whoever's in power.
- weathervaneDevice showing wind direction
- roosterMale domestic fowl
- vaneWind direction indicator
- indicatorSign revealing status
- pivotPoint of rotation
turning point · barometer · direction · finial · heraldry · ornament · wind sock · shifting winds · ceilometer · emblem · gale · rotation · cardinal points · spire · cupola · breeze · weatherproof · church steeple
- wind indicatorsanemometer, wind vane, weathervane, windsock, wind sock
weather cockrock
Solid earthen material
stalwart · fixed point · pillar · anchor · constant
weather cockcompass
Device showing cardinal directions
magnetic compass · North Star · Polaris · lodestar · fixed star
weather, cock, weathers, weathered, weathering, cocks, cocked, cocking, cockerel