rooster
Use Rooster in a sentence
stər noun
1.
the male of domestic fowl and certain game birds; cock.
2.
a representation of this bird, used as an emblem of the Democratic party from 1842 to 1874.
3.
Informal. a cocky person.
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| —n | |
| chiefly (US), (Canadian) the male of the domestic fowl; a cock | |
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Rooster
is always a great word to know.
So is lollapalooza. Does it mean:
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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Slang Dictionary
rooster definition[ˈrustɚ]
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Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Example sentences
Theoretically, a weak rooster could fool hens by growing a deceptively large comb.
Undercover agents arrest a suspected rooster fighter while in possession of contraband birds.
When someone set the alarm in the internal clock, they would click on a picture of a rooster.
Rooster was worried about the foolish thing that had happened, too.
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