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COOP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
An enclosure made or wire or metal bars in which birds or animals can be kept
Synonyms:
cage; coop
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("coop" is a kind of...):
enclosure (a structure consisting of an area that has been enclosed for some purpose)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "coop"):
birdcage (a cage in which a bird can be kept)
hutch (a cage (usually made of wood and wire mesh) for small animals)
squirrel cage (cage with a cylindrical framework that rotates as a small animal runs inside it)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A farm building for housing poultry
Synonyms:
chicken coop; coop; hencoop; henhouse
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("coop" is a kind of...):
farm building (a building on a farm)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb coop