rookery

rook·er·y

R r

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [roo k-uh-ree]
- /ˈrʊk ə ri/
- /ˈrʊk.ər.i/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [roo k-uh-ree]
- /ˈrʊk ə ri/

Definitions of rookery word

noun plural rookery a breeding place or colony of gregarious birds or animals, as penguins and seals. 1
noun plural rookery a colony of rooks. 1
noun plural rookery a place where rooks congregate to breed. 1
noun plural rookery a crowded tenement house. 1
noun rookery bird colony 1
noun rookery a group of nesting rooks 0

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Origin of rookery

First appearance:

before 1715

One of the 49% newest English words

First recorded in 1715-25; rook1 + -ery

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Parts of speech for Rookery

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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rookery popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 74% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

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Synonyms for rookery

noun rookery

breeding ground — If you refer to a situation or place as a breeding ground for something bad such as crime, you mean that this thing can easily develop in that situation or place.

Just one Synonym for rookery