hen-house

H h

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- US Pronunciation
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- UK Pronunciation
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- [hen noun, adjective hous]
- /hɛn noun, adjective haʊs/
- /hen haʊs/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hen noun, adjective hous]
- /hɛn noun, adjective haʊs/

Definitions of hen-house word

noun plural hen-house a shelter for poultry. 1
noun hen-house Alternative form of henhouse. 0

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Origin of hen-house

First appearance:

before 1505

One of the 26% oldest English words

First recorded in 1505-15; hen + house

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Parts of speech for Hen-house

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Hen-house

hen-house popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 68% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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