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Definition of hen - Reverso English Dictionary
Noun
1.
poultryfemale chicken kept for eggs
- The farmer has ten hens in the coop.
2.
animalfemale of other bird species
- The hen laid eggs in the nest.
3.
- Come here, hen, and tell me about your day.
4.
aquatic animalTECH. female fish or crustaceanTECH.
- The hen salmon swims upstream to spawn.
Images of hen
female chicken kept for eggs 
female of other bird species
Expressions with hen
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female chicken that cares for chicks
The mother hen clucked anxiously as her chicks strayed too far.
party for a woman who is about to get married
They went to Spain for her hen do.
celebration for a bride-to-be with female friends
The hen night was filled with laughter and joy.
social gathering with only women present
The club hosted a hen party last weekend.
very angry or furious
She was mad as a wet hen when she found out the truth.
party for a woman who is about to get married
She had a hen's party with her closest friends before the wedding.
extremely uncommon or unlikely to be found
Opportunities like this are rare as hen's teeth.
extremely rare or nonexistent
Opportunities like this are scarce as hen's teeth.
thoroughly unhappy or feeling very bad
She looked miserable as a wet hen after the bad news.
mother hen and her chicks
The farmer watched the hen and chicken in the barnyard.
weekend celebration for a bride-to-be with female friends
They planned a hen weekend before her wedding.
small chicken served as a single portion
We roasted a Cornish hen for dinner.
small young chicken of a tender meat breed served whole
We ordered a Cornish game hen for dinner.
speckled bird native to Africa, often domesticated
The guinea hen clucked loudly in the backyard..
enclosure for hens made of chicken wire
The farmer built a new hen run for the hens.
bird found in marshes like the American coot
The mud hen paddled across the marshy pond.
extremely angry or irritated like a wet hen
She was angrier than a wet hen after the argument.
very angry or upset, like a wet hen
She was angry as a wet hen when she found out the truth.
very angry or upset in a wild, uncontrolled way
She was crazy as a wet hen when she found out the truth!
succulent plant with smaller buds around a central rosette
Hen and chicks are popular in rock gardens.
edible mushroom with frond-like, overlapping caps
Hen of the woods grows at the base of oak trees.
something extremely rare or nonexistent
Finding a job like that is a hen's tooth.
extremely angry or upset like a wet hen
She was mad as a soaked hen after the argument.
very hard to find or get
Good friends are scarce as a hen's teeth.
Origin of hen
Old English, henn (female bird)
Terms with hen included in their meaning
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animal
make a soft, guttural sound by a hen
animal sounds
soft, guttural sound made by a hen
sounds
making a loud, harsh sound like a hen
bird sound
the sound made by a hen or goose
communication
call together like a hen with chicks
poultry
sound made by a hen calling her chicks
animals
any sound similar to a hen's cluck
broody hen
hen sitting on eggs to hatch them
animal sound
make a clucking sound like a hen
hen's egg
egg produced by hens fed a vegetarian diet
chicken call
call for a hen or chicken
animal sound
make a sharp, broken noise like a hen
farmyard sound
hen or other fowl making loud laughlike cry, often after laying
sound
resembling the sharp sounds of a hen
farm bird
domestic bird, typically a hen or chicken
poultry
type of domestic hen
animals
short-legged hen
meat chicken
young spayed hen fattened and raised for meat
mushrooms
maitake mushroom known as hen of the woods
poultry
mother hen and her chicks
egg production
hen kept for producing eggs
extreme anger
extremely angry or irritated like a wet hen
strong anger
very angry or upset, like a wet hen
emotion
very angry or upset, like a wet hen
Examples of hen in a sentence
A hen clucked loudly in the barnyard. The hen clucked softly in the barn. A hen perched on the fence, watching the farm. How are you doing today, hen? Hen, could you pass me the salt? The hen crab was carefully released back into the ocean.
Fishermen often target hen lobsters for their eggs.
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- French:poule, femelle, ...
- German:Henne, Weibchen, ...
- Italian:gallina, femmina, ...
- Spanish:gallina, hembra, ...
- Portuguese:galinha, ave fêmea, ...
- Chinese:母鸡, 雌鸟, ...
- Japanese:雌鶏, 雌鳥, ...
- Arabic:دَجاجَة, دَجَاجَة, ...
- Hebrew:תַרְנְגוֹלֶת, תַּרְנְגוֹלֶת, ...
- Russian:курица, самка, ...
- Ukrainian:курка, дорога, ...
- Hindi:मुर्गी, प्रिय, ...
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