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peacock
adjective as in green
noun as in braggart
noun as in fop
Weak matches
noun as in vaunter
verb as in pose
verb as in strut
Weak matches
verb as in swagger
verb as in swank
verb as in swash
Example Sentences
The famous NBC peacock will no longer be part of the channel’s logo.
On the course, elaborate tombs of the city's past rulers poke through tangled trees that are home to peacocks, troops of monkeys and mongooses.
This peacock stands out even in Macau, a city that embraces garishness almost as much as it does light pollution.
"It may have been used for display, much like a peacock's feathers, possibly to attract mates or intimidate rivals."
She is worried the peacock "won't survive in the winter as it is too open and we have foxes and it will be horrific".
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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