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cockerel

/ˈkɒkəɹəl/ /ˈkɑkəɹəl/

Meanings
noun
A young male chicken.

Examples :

"The farmer pointed to the small, noisy cockerel running around the barnyard. "
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chicken noun

/ˈt͡ʃɪkɪn/

A domestic fowl, Gallus gallus, especially when young.

"My little brother loves to eat chicken. "

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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running verb

/ˈɹʌnɪŋ/

To move swiftly.

"The children were running to catch the school bus. "

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small noun

/smoːl/ /smɑl/ /smɔːl/ /smɔl/

Any part of something that is smaller or slimmer than the rest, now usually with anatomical reference to the back.

"The child's small was sore after carrying his heavy backpack to school. "

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farmer noun

/fɑːmə/ /fɑɹmɚ/

A person who works the land and/or who keeps livestock, especially on a farm.

"The farmer planted corn in his fields every spring. "

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male noun

/meɪl/

One of the male (masculine) sex or gender.

"My brother is a male. "

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noisy adjective

/ˈnɔːɪzɪ/ /ˈnɔɪzi/

Making a noise, especially a loud unpleasant sound

"the noisy crowd."

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around adjective

/əˈɹaʊnd/

(with the verb "to be") Present in the vicinity.

"Is Clare around today?"

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young noun

/jʌŋ/

People who are young; young people, collectively; youth.

"The young of today are well-educated."

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pointed verb

/ˈpɔɪntɪd/

To extend the index finger in the direction of something in order to show where it is or to draw attention to it.

"The teacher pointed to the map to show the students where the capital city was located. "

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barnyard noun

/ˈbɑːrnˌjɑːrd/ /ˈbɑːrnˌjɑrd/

The yard associated with or surrounding a barn.

"She always felt that eggs tasted better from barnyard chickens."