<p><strong>Noun</strong></p><ul><li>any bivalve mollusk of the genus Cardium, having somewhat heart-shaped, radially ribbed valves, especially C. edule, the common edible species of Europe</li><li>any of various allied or similar mollusks</li><li>cockleshell</li><li>a wrinkle; pucker: a cockle in fabric</li><li>a small, crisp candy of sugar and flour, bearing a motto</li></ul><p><strong>Verb</strong></p><ul><li>(used without object) to contract into wrinkles; pucker: This paper cockles easily</li><li>to rise in short, irregular waves; ripple: The waves cockled along the shore</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used with object)</strong></p><ul><li>to cause to wrinkle, pucker, or ripple: The wind cockled the water</li></ul>