| 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" |
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