chicken

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: chicken

1	n	a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
2	adj n	easily frightened a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
3	n	a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops

FULL DEFINITIONS OF: chicken

Types:: show 14 types...; hide 14 types...; biddy, chick
young bird especially of domestic fowl; cock, rooster
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; cockerel
a young domestic cock; not older than one year; cackler
a hen that has just laid an egg and emits a shrill squawk; brood hen, broody, broody hen, setting hen, sitter
a domestic hen ready to brood; mother hen
a hen with chicks; layer
a hen that lays eggs; pullet
young hen usually less than a year old

Type of:: domestic fowl, fowl, poultry
a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl

Types:: show 7 types...; hide 7 types...; 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; Oven Stuffer, Oven Stuffer Roaster
a brand name for a roasting chicken

Type of:: poultry
flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food

Synonyms:: chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow-bellied

Type of:: doormat, weakling, wuss
a person who is physically weak and ineffectual

Type of:: competition, contest
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants

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