'Hen' definitions:
Definition of 'hen'
From: WordNet
noun
Adult female chicken [syn: hen, biddy]
noun
Adult female bird
noun
Flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing
noun
Female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster
Definition of 'Hen'
From: GCIDE
- Hen \Hen\, n. [AS. henn, hen, h[ae]n; akin to D. hen, OHG. henna, G. henne, Icel. h?na, Dan. h["o]na; the fem. corresponding to AS. hana cock, D. haan, OHG. hano, G. hahn, Icel. hani, Dan. & Sw. hane. Prob. akin to L. canere to sing, and orig. meaning, a singer. Cf. Chanticleer.] (Zool.) The female of the domestic fowl; also, the female of grouse, pheasants, or any kind of birds; as, the heath hen; the gray hen. [1913 Webster]
- Note: Used adjectively or in combination to indicate the female; as, hen canary, hen eagle, hen turkey, peahen. [1913 Webster]
- Hen clam. (Zool.) (a) A clam of the Mactra, and allied genera; the sea clam or surf clam. See Surf clam. (b) A California clam of the genus Pachydesma.
- Hen driver. See Hen harrier (below).
- Hen harrier (Zool.), a hawk (Circus cyaneus), found in Europe and America; -- called also dove hawk, henharm, henharrow, hen driver, and usually, in America, {marsh hawk}. See Marsh hawk.
- Hen hawk (Zool.), one of several species of large hawks which capture hens; esp., the American red-tailed hawk (Buteo borealis), the red-shouldered hawk ({Buteo lineatus}), and the goshawk. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Hen'
From: Easton
- Hen common in later times among the Jews in Palestine (Matt. 23:37; Luke 13:34). It is noticeable that this familiar bird is only mentioned in these passages in connection with our Lord's lamentation over the impenitence of Jerusalem.
Definition of 'Hen'
From: Hitchcock
- Hen, grace; quiet; rest
Synonyms of 'hen'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- Bantam,
- banty,
- barn-door fowl,
- barnyard fowl,
- biddy,
- bird,
- bitch,
- bossy,
- broad,
- broiler,
- brood mare,
- brooder,
- broody hen,
- capon,
- chanticleer,
- chick,
- chickabiddy,
- chicken,
- chicky,
- cock,
- cockerel,
- cow,
- dame,
- doe,
- doll,
- domestic fowl,
- drake,
- duck,
- duckling,
- dunghill fowl,
- ewe,
- ewe lamb,
- filly,
- fowl,
- fryer,
- game fowl,
- gander,
- gobbler,
- goose,
- gosling,
- guinea cock,
- guinea fowl,
- guinea hen,
- gyp,
- heifer,
- hen turkey,
- hind,
- Jane,
- jenny,
- lioness,
- mare,
- minx,
- nanny,
- nanny goat,
- Partlet,
- partlet,
- peahen,
- poulard,
- poult,
- poultry,
- pullet,
- roaster,
- roe,
- rooster,
- setting hen,
- she-bear,
- she-goat,
- she-lion,
- skirt,
- slut,
- sow,
- spring chicken,
- stewing chicken,
- tigress,
- tom,
- tom turkey,
- tomato,
- turkey,
- turkey gobbler,
- turkey-cock,
- vixen,
- wench
Words containing 'Hen'
- Henning,
- Chaparral hen,
- Daker hen,
- Gray hen,
- Guinea hen,
- Heath hen,
- Hen clam,
- Hen driver,
- Hen harrier,
- Hen hawk,
- Henning, IL,
- Henning, MN,
- Henning, TN,
- Indian hen,
- Marsh hen,
- Meadow hen,
- Moor hen,
- Mud hen,
- Native hen,
- Pond hen,
- Prairie hen,
- Rice hen,
- Sage hen,
- Sea hen,
- Sedge hen,
- Stank hen,
- Swamp hen,
- Tappit hen,
- Turkey hen,
- Water hen,
- Wood hen,
- brood hen,
- broody hen,
- fat hen,
- grey hen,
- hen hawck,
- hen of the woods,
- hen party,
- hen yard,
- jungle hen,
- mallee hen,
- maori hen,
- mother hen,
- setting hen,
- Blue Hen State,
- Blue Hen's Chickens,
- Dandy-hen,
- Hen's-foot,
- Hen-hearted,
- hen-of-the-woods,
- hen-peck,
- little swamp hen,
- mother carey's hen,
- rock cornish hen,
- Guinea-hen flower,
- Salt-marsh hen