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Thesaurus: rookery

The breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds themselves.

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  1. n. The breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds themselves.
  2. n. A breeding place of other gregarious birds, as of herons, penguins, etc.
  3. n. The breeding ground of seals, esp. of the fur seals.
  4. n. A dilapidated building with many rooms and occupants; a cluster of dilapidated or mean buildings.
  5. n. A brothel.
  6. n. a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks)
  7. 1. The breeding place of a colony of rooks; also, the birds themselves. Tennyson. 2. A breeding place of other gregarious birds, as of herons, penguins, etc. 3. The breeding ground of seals, esp. of the fur seals. 4. A dilapidated building with many rooms and occupants; a cluster of dilapidated or mean buildings. 5. A brothel. [Low]
  8. n:100 n. a breeding ground for gregarious birds (such as rooks)