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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

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