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单词 hen-pen
释义

hen /hen/

noun
  1. A female bird
  2. A female domestic fowl
  3. Applied (loosely) to any domestic fowl
  4. The female of certain fishes and crustaceans
  5. A woman or girl (facetiously, disrespectfully, or endearingly)
  6. A faint-hearted person
intransitive verb (Scot)
  1. To lose courage or resolution
  2. To balk
transitive verb (Scot)

To challenge to an act of daring

adjective
  1. Female
  2. Composed of women
ORIGIN: OE henn, fem of hana a cock; Ger Henne (Hahn cock)

hennˈer noun (Scot)

  1. A challenge to an act of daring
  2. A somersault or other gymnastic feat

hennˈery noun

A place where fowls are kept

hennˈy noun

A hen-like cock

adjective

Hen-like

henˈ-and-chickˈens noun

A name for various plants, esp a garden daisy with small heads surrounding the main head

henˈbane noun

A poisonous plant (Hyoscyamus niger) of the nightshade family

henˈbit noun

  1. The ivy-leaved speedwell
  2. A species of dead-nettle

henˈ-coop noun

A coop for a hen

henˈ-court noun

An enclosure for fowls

henˈ-driver noun

A hen harrier

henˈ-flesh noun

Gooseflesh

hen harrier noun

A bird of prey, the common harrier

henˈ-hearted adjective

  1. Faint-hearted
  2. Timid

hen house noun

A house for fowls

henˈ-hussy noun

A man who meddles with women's affairs

hen night same as hen party below.

hen-paddle, hen-padle or hen-paidle see under paddle3

hen party or hen night noun

A party for women only, esp one held for a woman about to be married

henˈpeck transitive verb

(of a wife) to domineer over (her husband)

noun

  1. A henpecked husband
  2. Henpecking

henˈpecked adjective

henpeckˈery noun

henˈ-pen noun (Scot)

Manure from a hen house

hen roost noun

A roosting-place for fowls

hen run noun

An enclosure for fowls

henˈ-toedˈ adjective

With toes turned in

henˈ-wife noun

A woman in charge of poultry

henˈ-witted adjective

Brainless, silly

hen on a hot girdle (chiefly Scot)

Someone who is in a jumpy or nervous state

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