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PRONUNCIATION OF HEN-AND-CHICKENS

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HEN-AND-CHICKENS

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Hen-And-Chickens 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 HEN-AND-CHICKENS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Hen and chicks

Hen and chicks is a common name for a group of small succulent plants belonging to the flowering plant family Crassulaceae, native to Europe and northern Africa. They grow close to the ground with leaves formed around each other in a rosette, and propagating by offsets. The "hen" is the main plant, and the "chicks" are the offspring, which start as tiny buds on the main plant and soon sprout their own roots, taking up residence close to the mother plant. Hen and chicks is also the popular name of a strain of opium poppy, Papaver somniferum, in which the seed head is surrounded by clusters of smaller heads, and is the common name of Chlorophytum comosum from South Africa.

Definition of hen-and-chickens in the English dictionary

The definition of hen-and-chickens in the dictionary is any of several plants, such as the houseleek and ground ivy, that produce many offsets or runners.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HEN-AND-CHICKENS

hen
hen harrier
hen night
hen party
hen run
Henan
henbane
henbit
hence
henceforth
henceforward
henceforwards
henchman
henchmen
henchperson
henchwoman
hencoop
hend
hendecagon
hendecagonal

WORDS THAT END LIKE HEN-AND-CHICKENS

Athens
dickens
dozens
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gardens
gens
greens
heavens
hens-and-chickens
Homo sapiens
Horsens
lens
Nollekens
Owens
Queens
Rubens
siemens
Steffens
Stevens
teens

Synonyms and antonyms of hen-and-chickens in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «hen-and-chickens» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HEN-AND-CHICKENS

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

Translator English - Chinese

母鸡和雏鸡
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

gallina -y- pollos
570 millions of speakers

English

hen-and-chickens
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मुर्गी व मुर्गियों
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الدجاجة و الدجاج ،
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Hen- и - кур
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

galinha -e- galinhas
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মুরগি-এবং-মুরগি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

poule - et - poulets
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Ayam dan ayam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Henne - und - Hühner
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

鶏·アンド·鶏
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

암탉 - 및 - 닭
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Pitik-lan-pitik
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hen - và - gà
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோழி மற்றும் கோழிகள்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

कोंबडी-आणि-कोंबडीची
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

tavuk-ve-tavuklar
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gallina -e- polli
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

hen -i- kury
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Hen - і -кур
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

găină - si - pui
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κότα - και - κοτόπουλα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

hen - en - kuikens
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

höna -och- kycklingar
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

høne -og- kyllinger
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of hen-and-chickens

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HEN-AND-CHICKENS»

The term «hen-and-chickens» is normally little used and occupies the 116.574 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HEN-AND-CHICKENS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «hen-and-chickens» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «hen-and-chickens» 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 hen-and-chickens

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HEN-AND-CHICKENS»

Discover the use of hen-and-chickens in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to hen-and-chickens and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The history, topography and directory of Warwickshire: ...
Liverpool, Swan, J b 8 N. \ p 8 N. Llangollen, Hen and Chickens, 8 m. Llangollen, Swan, 8 in. London, Albion, £bu'{b7£p9m. J p 3 4 p 5 J p 7 E. London, Castle, 5 and J b 7 m. J b 6 and 7E. London, Fountain, ] b 7 in. J p 5 E. j p 7E. London ...
William West, 1830
2
Finger Plays for Nursery and Kindergarten
Finger games and songs for children.
Emilie Poulsson, Cornelia C. Roeske, 1893
3
A Biological Survey of the Waters of Woods Hole and Vicinity
Hen and Chickens Lightship SW by W X W, 6X miles; Dumpling Rock Light NNW, 1X miles; 9 fathoms; black mud; oyster dredge. 7659. August 12, 1904. Mishaum Point SW by W X W, 1X miles; Dumpling Rock Light NNE, X mile; 5X fathoms; ...
Francis Bertody Sumner, Raymond Carroll Osburn, Leon Jacob Cole, 1913
4
Eldridge's Coast Pilot No. 4, from New York to Boston
LOCATION AND DESCRIPTION OF Whistling Buoy off Hen and Chickens Reef. A Whistling Buoy painted black has been placed off the Hen and Chickens Reef. Hen and Chickens Lightship bears from this Buoy NE. by E. E. distance about ...
George Eldridge, 1893
5
History, Directory, and Gazetteer, of the Counties of Durham ...
The Union runs alternately to the King's Arras, Hen and Chickens, and Red Lion. Dart, to Edinburgh, at 6 mg. ret. 10 evg. Border Union, to Kelso, Mon. Wed. Sc Fri. at 8 mg. ret. 6 evg. Regulator, to Dunse, Tu. & Sat* at II rag. ret. 3 aft. From the ...
William Parson, William White (of Sheffield), 1827
6
Congressional Serial Set
Station no. 7657. August 12, 1904. North end Penikese Island SW yi W, 3yi miles; Dumpling Rock Light NNW % W, 3yi miles; 8 fathoms; sandy mud; 7-foot beam trawl, scrape dredge; drift SW % mile. 7658. August 12, 1904. Hen and Chickens  ...
‎1913
7
Bulletin of the Bureau of Fisheries
Hen and Chickens Lightship SW by W yi W, 6yi miles; Dumpling Rock Light NNW , iyi miles; 9 fathoms; black mud; oyster dredge. 7659. August 12, 1904. Mishaum Point SW by W yi W, iyi miles; Dumpling Rock Light NNE, yi mile; 5% fathoms; ...
United States. Bureau of Fisheries, 1913
8
An historical and descriptive sketch of Birmingham: with ...
with some account of its environs, and forty-four view of the principal public buildings, &c. The chief Inns in Birmingham are the Royal Hotel, Temple-row, near St. Philip's Church. 'Hen and Chickens, New-street. Swan, George, Saracen's Head, ...
‎1830
9
Eggs all the year round at fourpence per dozen and chickens ...
... the eggs — Removal of hen and chickens to coops — Feeding of hen and chickens — Artificial mothers — Capons — Way to train a capon — The art of caponing — Age when cockerels must be separated from pullets — Fattening cockerels ...
Eggs, 1876
10
Annual Report
It is usually best to keep the hen and chickens confined to the coop for the first day or two. After this the chickens may be allowed to run in a small covered yard attached to the coop. This may be made by using three wide boards for the sides  ...
New York State College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, 1916

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