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cowlick
noun cow·lick \ˈkau̇-ˌlik\
: a small bunch of hair on a person's head that sticks up above the hair around it : a small bunch of hair that will not lie flat
Full Definition of COWLICK
: a lock or tuft of hair growing in a different direction from the rest of the hair
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First Known Use of COWLICK
1598
Rhymes with COWLICK
airsick, big stick, bluetick, bootlick, boychick, brainsick, broomstick, carsick, Chadwick, chick flick, chopstick, crabstick, dabchick, deer tick, detick, dik-dik, dipstick, dog tick, drop-kick, drumstick, ear pick, firebrick, fish stick, flagstick, Fosdick, free kick, frog kick, goal kick, goldbrick, greensick, handpick, hat trick, hayrick, heartsick, homesick, ice pick, joss stick, joystick, lipstick, lovesick, matchstick, muzhik, nightstick, nitpick, nonstick, nutpick, odd trick, oil slick, Old Nick, outslick, peacenik, pigstick, pinprick, placekick, Prestwick, quick kick, redbrick, Renwick, rubric, salt lick, seasick, self-stick, shashlik, sidekick, slapstick, squib kick, Tajik, toothpick, topkick, unpick, unstick, uptick, wood tick, yardstick
COWLICK Defined for Kids
cowlick
noun cow·lick \ˈkau̇-ˌlik\
Definition of COWLICK for Kids
: a small bunch of hair that sticks out and will not lie flat
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