rooster
Hen's male counterpart
A rooster is an adult male chicken, distinguished by its comb, wattles, and prominent tail feathers.
Roosters crow at dawn—and throughout the day—to announce territory.
The word emerged as an American euphemism for cock, which had acquired vulgar associations.
The rooster chased me across the yard.
Rooster's morning call
- callContact by phone
- vocalizeProduce sounds aloud
- announceState something officially
- heraldOfficial news announcer
alarm · cluck · squawk · cackle · morning call · territorial · loud · shrill
Female fowl
- chickYoung bird, especially poultry
- fowlBirds for the table
- poultryBirds raised for food
- bantamSmall, feisty chicken
gamecock · capon · pullet · broiler · layer · avian · chicken · drake
State of keen awareness
- courageFortitude facing danger
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- masculinityMale gender characteristics
- fertilityCapacity for reproduction
resurrection · weathervane · zodiac · French · Portugal · dawn · herald · fighting spirit
Toothed grooming implement
- wattleHanging throat skin
- crestHighest point or tuft
- spurIncentive or heel device
- hacklesErectile neck feathers
saddle · tail feathers · beak · plumage · cockscomb · caruncle · iridescence · barbs
Proud, showy gait
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- dominantHaving superior influence
- aggressiveHostile and confrontational
pecking order · protective · courting · display · posture · proud · cocky · vigilant
cock-a-doodle-doo
Rooster's morning call
herald · alarm · cluck · squawk · cackle · morning call · territorial · loud · shrill · piercing
hen
Female fowl
bantam · gamecock · capon · pullet · broiler · layer · avian · chicken · drake · gander
vigilance
State of keen awareness
- courageFortitude facing danger
- prideSatisfaction from one's achievements
- masculinityMale gender characteristics
fertility · resurrection · weathervane · zodiac · French · Portugal · dawn · herald · fighting spirit · virility
comb
Toothed grooming implement
hackles · saddle · tail feathers · beak · plumage · cockscomb · caruncle · iridescence · barbs · quills
strut
Proud, showy gait
- swaggerConfident, boastful manner
- territorialDefensive about owned space
- dominantHaving superior influence
aggressive · pecking order · protective · courting · display · posture · proud · cocky · vigilant · assertive
sunrise
Morning light's arrival
sunup · awakening · early · first light · aurora · herald · alarm clock · wake-up · beginning · freshness
barnyard
Farm's animal enclosure
livestock · chicken run · free-range · backyard · hatchery · breeding · farmer · feed · rural · homestead
- rule the roostHold domestic authority
- come home to roostPast misdeeds return consequences
- rooster tailSpray arc from vessel
- rooster crowMale chicken's vocalization
- rooster crowingMale chicken vocalizing
- rooster combFleshy growth atop male chicken