[kok-uh
l] 
noun, verb, -led, -ling.| 1. | any bivalve mollusk of the genus Cardium, having somewhat heart-shaped, radially ribbed valves, esp. C. edule, the common edible species of Europe. |
| 2. | any of various allied or similar mollusks. |
| 3. | cockleshell (defs. 1, 2). |
| 4. | a wrinkle; pucker: a cockle in fabric. |
| 5. | a small, crisp candy of sugar and flour, bearing a motto. |
| 6. | to contract into wrinkles; pucker: This paper cockles easily. |
| 7. | to rise in short, irregular waves; ripple: The waves cockled along the shore. |
| 8. | to cause to wrinkle, pucker, or ripple: The wind cockled the water. |
| 9. | cockles of one's heart, the depths of one's emotions or feelings: The happy family scene warmed the cockles of his heart. |