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hen
UK
/hɛn/
US
/hɛn/
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hen
noun
hens
pl
UK
/hɛn/
US
/hɛn/
курица
The hen laid an egg this morning.
Курица снесла яйцо сегодня утром.
наседка
The hen protected her chicks from the rain.
Наседка защищала своих цыплят от дождя.
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Synonymes
fowl
bird
poultry
chicken
hen
adjective
UK
/hen/
US
/hɛn/
Used attributively before another noun to denote something relating to women or female birds (e.g., "hen party").
Synonymes
female
feminine
womanly
ladylike
female-only
women-only
Définitions
hen
noun
A female bird, especially of a domestic fowl.
The hen laid three eggs this morning.
A female of various other birds, such as a pheasant or a grouse.
The hen pheasant was well camouflaged in the underbrush.
A female lobster, crab, or other crustacean.
The fisherman caught a hen lobster full of eggs.
(chiefly Scottish and Northern English) A woman or girl; a female person.
"Have a seat, hen, and I'll put the kettle on," the shopkeeper said.
hen
adjective
Intended for or consisting solely of women, especially as a social event or celebration.
They planned a wild hen night for the bride-to-be.
Designating or relating to a female animal or bird; female.
The hen salmon swims upstream to spawn.
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