| chicken | | |
| n. (food) | 1. chicken, poulet, volaille | the flesh of a chicken used for food. |
| ~ gallus gallus, chicken | a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl. |
| ~ poultry | flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food. |
| ~ broiler | flesh of a small young chicken not over 2 1/2 lb suitable for broiling. |
| ~ capon | flesh of a castrated male chicken. |
| ~ frier, fryer, pullet | flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying. |
| ~ roaster | flesh of a large young chicken over 3 1/2 lb suitable for roasting. |
| ~ spatchcock | flesh of a chicken (or game bird) split down the back and grilled (usually immediately after being killed). |
| ~ hen | flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing. |
| ~ white meat, breast | meat carved from the breast of a fowl. |
| ~ chicken wing | the wing of a chicken. |
| n. (animal) | 2. chicken, gallus gallus | a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl. |
| ~ domestic fowl, fowl, poultry | a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl. |
| ~ chick, biddy | young bird especially of domestic fowl. |
| ~ rooster, cock | adult male chicken. |
| ~ capon | castrated male chicken. |
| ~ biddy, hen | adult female chicken. |
| ~ spring chicken | a young chicken having tender meat. |
| ~ rhode island red | American breed of heavy-bodied brownish-red general-purpose chicken. |
| ~ dominick, dominique | American breed of chicken having barred grey plumage raised for meat and brown eggs. |
| ~ orpington | English breed of large chickens with white skin. |
| ~ chicken, poulet, volaille | the flesh of a chicken used for food. |
| n. (person) | 3. chicken, crybaby, wimp | a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy. |
| ~ doormat, weakling, wuss | a person who is physically weak and ineffectual. |
| n. (event) | 4. chicken | a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops. |
| ~ contest, competition | an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants. |
| adj. | 5. chicken, chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow-bellied | easily frightened. |
| ~ colloquialism | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech. |
| ~ cowardly, fearful | lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted.; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then" |
| fowl | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. domestic fowl, fowl, poultry | a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl. |
| ~ gallinacean, gallinaceous bird | heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds. |
| ~ dorking | an English breed of large domestic fowl having five toes (the hind toe doubled). |
| ~ plymouth rock | an American breed of domestic fowl. |
| ~ cornish fowl, cornish | English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters. |
| ~ rock cornish | small plump hybrid developed by crossbreeding Plymouth Rock and Cornish fowl. |
| ~ game fowl | any of several breeds reared for cockfighting. |
| ~ cochin, cochin china | Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs. |
| ~ genus gallus, gallus | common domestic birds and related forms. |
| ~ gallus gallus, chicken | a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl. |
| ~ bantam | any of various small breeds of fowl. |
| ~ meleagris gallopavo, turkey | large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food. |
| ~ guinea fowl, numida meleagris, guinea | a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world. |
| ~ saddle | posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl. |
| ~ poultry | flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food. |
| n. (food) | 2. bird, fowl | the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food. |
| ~ bird | warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings. |
| ~ wishbone, wishing bone | the furcula of a domestic fowl. |
| ~ poultry | flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food. |
| ~ wildfowl | flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food. |
| ~ drumstick | the lower joint of the leg of a fowl. |
| ~ second joint, thigh | the upper joint of the leg of a fowl. |
| ~ wing | the wing of a fowl.; "he preferred the drumsticks to the wings" |
| ~ giblet, giblets | edible viscera of a fowl. |
| ~ oyster | a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl. |
| ~ parson's nose, pope's nose | the tail of a dressed fowl. |
| ~ meat | the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food. |
| ~ dark meat | the flesh of the legs of fowl used as food. |
| v. (competition) | 3. fowl | hunt fowl. |
| ~ hunt, hunt down, track down, run | pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals).; "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" |
| v. (competition) | 4. fowl | hunt fowl in the forest. |
| ~ grouse | hunt grouse. |
| ~ hunt, hunt down, track down, run | pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals).; "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" |
| poultry | | |
| n. (food) | 1. poultry | flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food. |
| ~ domestic fowl, fowl, poultry | a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl. |
| ~ bird, fowl | the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food. |
| ~ chicken, poulet, volaille | the flesh of a chicken used for food. |
| ~ rock cornish hen | flesh of a small fowl bred for roasting. |
| ~ guinea hen | flesh of a guinea fowl (especially of hens). |
| ~ squab, dove | flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled. |
| ~ duck | flesh of a duck (domestic or wild). |
| ~ goose | flesh of a goose (domestic or wild). |
| ~ turkey | flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted. |
| protege | | |
| n. (person) | 1. protege | a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career. |
| ~ recipient, receiver | a person who receives something. |
| ~ protegee | a woman protege. |
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