Phrase Hound found 79 phrases and 185 compound words that contain hen. The most common are listed below. Open hen in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 79
- turkey-henA female turkey.
- mother henA female chicken who bears eggs or chicks.
- hen harrierA bird of prey, Circus cyaneus, which breeds in the northern parts of Eurasia.
- laying henA hen raised for egg production, as opposed to a parent flock hen, raised to produce chicks.
- Maori henA weka, of species Gallirallus australis.
- battery henA hen kept in a small cage or battery.
- hen nightA party held for a woman who is about to be married, normally attended only by female friends and relatives.
- fat henHen and chicks, a group of small succulent flowering plants native to Europe and northern Africa
- hen pigeonA female pigeon.
- hen and chickensplural of hen and chicken: Any of several groups of plants of similar appearance:
- heath henA female black grouse (Lyrurus tetrix).
- mud henAny of various rails and coots, especially the Virginia rail (Rallus limicola), or the American coot (Fulica americana).
- sea henAny of various seabirds, including
- Hen and Chicken IslandsA group of islands to the east of the North Auckland Peninsula off the coast of northern New Zealand.
- guinea hen weedA perennial shrub, Petiveria alliacea, growing in tropical areas of Africa, South and Central America and the Caribbean, used to treat a large variety of medical conditions.
- tappit henA bottle of wine in the port wine trade containing 2.25 liters of fluid, three times the volume of a standard bottle.
- hen-peckAlternative form of henpeck: To nag persistently.
- blue henA mare who benefits a breed by producing many high-quality offspring.
- bush-henSome species of bird in the genus Amaurornis in the family Rallidae.
- hen dosplural of hen do: A hen party.
- hen houseAlternative form of henhouse: A coop where hens are kept.
- hen nightsplural of hen night: A party held for a woman who is about to be married, normally attended only by female friends and relatives.
- hen partiesplural of hen party: A bachelorette party; a party held for a woman who is about to be married.
- hen partyA bachelorette party; a party held for a woman who is about to be married.
- marsh henWaterfowl of the familia Rallidae
Compound words 185
- moorhenAny of various medium-sized water birds of the genus Gallinula, of the rail family, that feed in open water margins.
- henhouseSynonym of hencoop: A coop where hens are kept.
- henbaneA poisonous plant, Hyoscyamus niger, used sometimes as a drug that causes at least hallucinations, dilated pupils, restlessness, and flushed skin.
- HennyA diminutive of the female given name Henrietta.
- henpeckedIntimidated or overwhelmed by a nagging or overbearing matriarch, wife, or girlfriend.
- henpeckTo nag persistently.
- peahenA female peafowl.
- heneicosaneAny of very many isomers of the aliphatic hydrocarbon having twenty-one carbon atoms, but especially n-heneicosane CH₃(CH₂)₁₉CH₃
- swamphenAny of several species of bird in the genus Porphyrio of the family Rallidae.
- henfishAny of species Brama brama of marine fish (black seabream, Atlantic pomfret) .