The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
hen|peck — «HEHN PEHK», transitive verb. to domineer over or rule (one s husband): »He was henpecked by his wife. Ye lords of ladies intellectual, Inform us truly, have they not henpeck d you all? (Byron). SYNONYM(S): browbeat … Useful english dictionary
hen-peck — verb bother persistently with trivial complaints She nags her husband all day long • Syn: ↑nag, ↑peck • Derivationally related forms: ↑nag (for: ↑nag), ↑nagger ( … Useful english dictionary
hen-peck — (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) v. nag, *ride, dominate, *bug, pester, *pick on … English dictionary for students
hen — ab·hen·ry; ap·pre·hen·si·bil·i·ty; ap·pre·hen·si·ble; ap·pre·hen·sion; ap·pre·hen·sive; be·hen·ate; be·hen·ic; co·hen; co·hen·ite; com·pre·hen·si·bil·i·ty; com·pre·hen·si·ble; com·pre·hen·sion; com·pre·hen·sive·ness; ge·hen·na; hen;… … English syllables
peck — ko·peck; peck·ed; peck·er; peck·er·wood; peck; peck·i·ness; peck·ish; peck·sniff·ery; peck·sniff·ian; hen·peck; peck·le; peck·sniff·ian·ism; … English syllables
peck — verb Peck is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑bird, ↑chicken, ↑hen Peck is used with these nouns as the object: ↑cheek … Collocations dictionary
Peck — Peck, v. i. 1. To make strokes with the beak, or with a pointed instrument. Carew. [1913 Webster] 2. To pick up food with the beak; hence, to eat. [1913 Webster] [The hen] went pecking by his side. Dryden. [1913 Webster] {To peck at}, to attack… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
hen — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ battery, free range (esp. BrE) ▪ mother ▪ She fussed around like a mother hen. ▪ broody ▪ laying … Collocations dictionary
To peck at — Peck Peck, v. i. 1. To make strokes with the beak, or with a pointed instrument. Carew. [1913 Webster] 2. To pick up food with the beak; hence, to eat. [1913 Webster] [The hen] went pecking by his side. Dryden. [1913 Webster] {To peck at}, to… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Tasmanian Native-hen — Taxobox name = Tasmanian Native hen status = LC | status system = IUCN3.1 regnum = Animalia phylum = Chordata classis = Aves ordo = Gruiformes familia = Rallidae genus = Gallinula species = G. mortierii binomial = Gallinula mortierii The… … Wikipedia
