The difference between Hen and Rooster
When used as nouns, hen means a female chicken (gallus gallus), particularly a sexually mature one kept for its eggs, whereas rooster means a male domestic chicken () or other gallinaceous bird.
Hen is also adverb with the meaning: hence.
Hen is also verb with the meaning: to throw.
check bellow for the other definitions of Hen and Rooster
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Hen as a noun:
A female chicken (Gallus gallus), particularly a sexually mature one kept for its eggs.
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Hen as a noun:
A female of other bird species, particularly a sexually mature female fowl.
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Hen as a noun (uncommon):
A female fish or crustacean.
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Hen as a noun (figuratively, depreciatory):
A woman, particularly A bride-to-be, particularly in the context of her "hen night" festivities.
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Hen as a noun (UK, informal):
A hen night.
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Hen as a noun (Scotland, informal):
An affectionate term of address used to women or girls.
Examples:
"Don't cry, hen. Everything will be all right."
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Hen as a noun (figuratively, pejorative, uncommon):
A henlike person of either sex.
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Hen as a noun:
The hard clam (Mercenaria mercenaria), a bivalve shellfish.
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Hen as an adverb (dialectal):
Hence.
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Hen as a verb (dialectal):
To throw.
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Rooster as a noun (US, Kent, Australia, NZ):
A male domestic chicken () or other gallinaceous bird.
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Rooster as a noun:
A bird or bat which roosts or is roosting.
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Rooster as a noun (figuratively, obsolete, _, slang):
An informer.
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Rooster as a noun (figuratively, obsolete, _, slang):
A violent or disorderly person.
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Rooster as a noun (figuratively):
A powerful, prideful, or pompous person.
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Rooster as a noun (figuratively, originally, _, US, _, slang, now, _, chiefly, _, NZ):
A man.
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Rooster as a noun (regional, _, US, historical):
A wild violet, when used in a children's game based on cockfighting.
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Rooster as a noun (obsolete, _, US, _, slang):
Legislation solely devised to benefit the legislators proposing it.