| ADJECTIVE | all | broody | physiologically ready to incubate eggs |
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| all | broody, brooding, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative | deeply or seriously thoughtful | |
| NOUN | animal | broody, brood hen, broody hen, setting hen, sitter | a domestic hen ready to brood |
| Sounds | bruw'diy | |
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| Meaning | physiologically ready to incubate eggs. | |
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| Example | "a broody hen" | |
| Broader | oviparous | egg-laying |
| Spanish | clueco, melancólico | |
| Meaning | Deeply or seriously thoughtful. | |
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| Synonyms | brooding, contemplative, meditative, musing, pensive, pondering, reflective, ruminative | |
| Broader | thoughtful | Exhibiting or characterized by careful thought |
| Spanish | contemplativo, meditativo, pensativo | |
| Catalan | pensatiu | |
| Meaning | A domestic hen ready to brood. | |
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| Synonyms | brood hen, broody hen, setting hen, sitter | |
| Broader | hen, biddy | adult female chicken |
| Spanish | clueca, llueca | |
| Catalan | lloca | |
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