broody
English Thesaurus
1. a domestic hen ready to brood (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | biddy, hen, |
| definition | : | adult female chicken (noun.animal) |
2. deeply or seriously thoughtful (adj.all)
| similar | : | thoughtful, |
| definition | : | exhibiting or characterized by careful thought (adj.all) |
3. physiologically ready to incubate eggs (adj.all)
| similar | : | oviparous, |
| definition | : | egg-laying (adj.all) |
4. deeply or seriously thoughtful (adj.all)
| derivation | : | brooding, pensiveness, |
| definition | : | persistent morbid meditation on a problem (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over, |
| definition | : | reflect deeply on a subject (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | contemplate, meditate, study, |
| definition | : | think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | brooding, pensiveness, |
| definition | : | persistent morbid meditation on a problem (noun.feeling) |
| derivation | : | chew over, contemplate, excogitate, meditate, mull, mull over, muse, ponder, reflect, ruminate, speculate, think over, |
| definition | : | reflect deeply on a subject (verb.cognition) |
| derivation | : | contemplate, meditate, study, |
| definition | : | think intently and at length, as for spiritual purposes (verb.cognition) |
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