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Hen

noun

/hɛn/

Meaning

female chicken

The hen laid fresh eggs in the nest.

female chicken

rooster, cock

hen house, laying hen, mother hen

The action of reducing the severity, seriousness, or painfulness of something.

The process of decline or deterioration in structure or function.

An item of food that can be eaten.

a freshwater fish with whisker-like barbels around the mouth, commonly found in ponds and rivers

the day before today

a knitted garment worn on the upper body; a person or animal that jumps