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# henhouse

noun (a henhouse, henhouses)

«henhouse» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A small hut or shed where hens (chickens) live, sleep and lay eggs. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/henhouse/#m1)

### In the lessons

On farms and in gardens hens sleep in a henhouse to stay safe from foxes; in maths problems you count hens and eggs in the henhouse. Phrases: «shut the henhouse», «a fox in the henhouse» (danger inside).

### Examples

- We shut the hens in the henhouse at night to keep the fox out. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/henhouse/#x1)
- I collect the eggs from the henhouse every morning. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/henhouse/#x2)
- The henhouse has 6 nest boxes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/henhouse/#x3)
- If 8 hens each lay 1 egg a day, the henhouse gives 56 eggs in a week. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/henhouse/#x4)
- Grandad built a henhouse from old wood. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/henhouse/#x5)
- Letting him guard the sweets is like putting a fox in the henhouse. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/henhouse/#x6)
- In the meantime, since my watchdog died today, you may take his place and guard my henhouse.” [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/henhouse/#x7)

### Note

One word (also «hen house»). Other names: chicken coop, hen coop (US: coop). Plural «henhouses». A hen is a female chicken; a rooster or cock is the male.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «henhouse» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/henhouse/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«henhouse» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/henhouse.html) on Mova free.