chicken | ||
1. | [ noun ] (chemistry,food) the flesh of a chicken used for food | |
Synonyms: | volaille poulet | |
Related terms: | poultry fryer broiler roaster spatchcock hen capon chicken_wing breast | |
2. | [ noun ] (zoology) a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl | |
Synonyms: | Gallus_gallus | |
Related terms: | domestic_fowl hen cock chick Dominique spring_chicken capon Orpington Rhode_Island_red bantam | |
3. | [ noun ] a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy | |
Synonyms: | crybaby wimp | |
Related terms: | weakling | |
4. | [ adjective ] (informal) easily frightened | |
Synonyms: | yellow lily-livered white-livered yellow-bellied chickenhearted | |
Related terms: | colloquialism cowardly | |
5. | [ noun ] a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops | |
Related terms: | contest | |
Similar spelling: |
Chechen chechenia Chacon chosen chicane Chicoine Chechnya check-in check_in Chaisson |