Collocations for "rooster"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "rooster" in context.
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rooster
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- heard the rooster crowing
- the rooster crowed at dawn
- was woken up by the rooster (at dawn)
- woken up by roosters crowing
- the rooster pecked at the [feeder, farmer]
- the rooster pecked his [hand, glove, fingers]
- have roosters and [hens, chickens] on the farm
- a rooster's [crow, tail, crest]
- two roosters in a cockfight
'rooster' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):