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Meaning of "greyhen" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GREYHEN

greyhen  [ˈɡreɪˌhɛn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GREYHEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Greyhen is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES GREYHEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

greyhen

Black grouse

The black grouse or blackgame is a large game bird in the grouse family. It is a sedentary species, breeding across northern Eurasia in moorland and bog areas near to woodland, mostly boreal. The black grouse is closely related to the Caucasian grouse. The female is greyish-brown and has a cackling call. She takes all responsibility for nesting and caring for the chicks, as is typical with gamebirds.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH GREYHEN


dakerhen
ˈdeɪkəˌhɛn
gorhen
ˈɡɔːˌhɛn
hazelhen
ˈheɪzəlˌhɛn
hen
hɛn
Kohen
kɒˈhɛn
moorhen
ˈmʊəˌhɛn
tappit-hen
ˈtæpɪtˈhɛn
woodhen
ˈwʊdˌhɛn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GREYHEN

grey-haired
grey-state
Grey-Thompson
grey-wave
greyback
greybeard
greybearded
greyed out
greyhead
greyheaded
greyhound
greyhound race
greyhound racing
greying
greyish
greylag
greylag goose
greylist
greyly
greyness

WORDS THAT END LIKE GREYHEN

Aachen
acetaminophen
Chechen
Cohen
fitted kitchen
freshen
fully-fitted kitchen
Gelsenkirchen
Goshen
hyphen
kitchen
kuchen
lengthen
lichen
say when
Stephen
strengthen
the heathen
then
when

Synonyms and antonyms of greyhen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «greyhen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GREYHEN

Find out the translation of greyhen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of greyhen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «greyhen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

greyhen
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

greyhen
570 millions of speakers

English

greyhen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

greyhen
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

greyhen
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

greyhen
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

greyhen
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

greyhen
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

greyhen
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Greyhen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

greyhen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

greyhen
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

greyhen
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Greyhen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

gà mái rừng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

greyhen
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ग्रेने
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

greyhen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

greyhen
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

greyhen
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

greyhen
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

greyhen
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

greyhen
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

greyhen
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

greyhen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

greyhen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of greyhen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GREYHEN»

The term «greyhen» is used very little and occupies the 178.157 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GREYHEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «greyhen» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «greyhen» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about greyhen

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GREYHEN»

Discover the use of greyhen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to greyhen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Carmina Gadelica
Lidia carom, greyhen. It is ominous to hear the greyhen after dusk. Apart from the evil it bodes, the sound is extremely eerie. The greyhen goes to a distance to make her nest, in order to conceal her eggs from the blackcock. The blackcock, like ...
Alexander Carmichael
2
Scottish Wild Life
In the case of the black grouse they have long had different names — blackcock for the male and greyhen for the female. The blackcock can be confused with no other bird, but the greyhen might well be, and frequently is, mistaken for a hen ...
David Stephen, 1964
3
Young and Green in the City
My first course was Art 4231, Water Media; which I welcomed as from my, Clayton , City, College days. We were, with the instructor Mr. Greyhen and were to explore the world of color; as to be done with our, own, actual, self expression.
Gary Luders, 2012
4
Kipling and Afghanistan: A Study of the Young Author as ...
Mr. Oliver's g w m Greyhen, ¡0–7, Capt. Tipping ... 2 Kishore Singh's cap Vile, ¡0– 0, Khadim ... 3 Bismillah led o› Greyhen, Vile, Telephone, and the others close up . At the turn into the straight Telephone was seen to have the race at his mercy, ...
Neil K. Moran, 2005
5
Rob Hume's Life With Birds: Memoirs of a Naturalist
I listened tor several minutes — an exceptional opportunity — before looking out and seeing a superb blackcock pursuing a greyhen, in full display posture, not 20 yards from me. The greyhen became alert and soon flew to a nearby bank, but ...
Rob Hume, 2005
6
Elements of English phonology
... ['gri:n,flai] greenhouse : ['gri:n,haus] greensand : ['gri:n,saend] greenstick : ['gri:n ,stik] greenstone : ['gri:n,staun] greenweed : ['gri:n,wi:d] greenwood : [,gri:n>wud] greybeard : ['grei,biad] greyhead : ['grei,hed] greyhen : ['greyhen] greyhound ...
Hubert A. Greven, 1972
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Bird Display
Sometimes on the appearance of the greyhen he sinks into the crouching attitude which is characteristic of the ruff at such times. In all of these postures the blackcock carries the lyre-shaped tail outspread, the red head-combs distended and ...
Edward Allworthy Armstrong, 1942
8
Country Life
(Left to right) Ron Quarmby with Puckeridge and Thurlow Greyhen 81; the judges Major Sir Rupert Buchanan- J ardine and Lt-Col the Hon. Nicholas Crossley; Ted Rafton with the winner, Mr Goschen's Gamble 80; and Dick Chapman with ...
‎1982
9
Soviet Literature
'There will,' says I. 'I saw three nests on the way, and a greyhen on one of them.' And dad stares at me. 'How d'you mean on the nest? On the nest at a time like this?' 'Yes,' says I, 'sitting on the eggs.' 'So what did you do with those eggs?
‎1976
10
The last of the race: the growth of a myth from Milton to Darwin
The last pack remembered was killed about thirty-five years ago; and within these ten years one solitary greyhen was sprung by some beagles in beating for a hare . The sportsmen cried out, 'A hen pheasant'; but a gentleman present, who had ...
Fiona J. Stafford, 1994

NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GREYHEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term greyhen is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hide reveals grouse mating habits
"They then fan their tails in this mock-spar in a competition to show which is the strongest and most colourful bird, so the greyhen comes in and ... «BBC News, Apr 04»

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