coops

Enclosures for hens

Coops is the plural of coop, a small enclosure for poultry: The farmer built several coops for the new chickens.

To coop is to confine in a small space, usually with "up": We were cooped up inside all weekend.

In informal use, coop can also mean a cooperative, especially a housing co-op: She's looking at coops in Brooklyn.

poultry

henhouse

Poultry dwelling

layers · eggs · free-range · flock · nesting boxes · perches · roost · bantams · pullets · chicks

enclosure

cage

Barred confinement structure

  • penInk-filled writing tool
  • hutchCage for small pets
  • aviaryLarge enclosure for birds

run · yard · wire mesh · nesting area · shelter · A-frame · ventilation · roofing · latch · ramp

confinement

cage

Barred confinement structure

trapped · penned · confined · cramped · stir-crazy · restless · claustrophobic · cabin fever · housebound · shut in

cooperative

members

People in an organization

mutual · credit union · worker-owned · community · membership · dividends · bylaws · board · democratic · nonprofit

Categories
Opposites
confinement action

coopsreleases

Lets go or publishes

frees · liberates · lets out · sets free · uncages

housing structure type

coopsopen fields

Unenclosed expanses of land

pastures · ranges · fields · meadows · open air

Phrases
Family

scoop, coop, cooperative, uncooperative, scoops, scooping, scooped, cooped

Familiarity
Top 50,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G