chicken
English Thesaurus
1. a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | domestic fowl, fowl, poultry, |
| definition | : | a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | biddy, chick, |
| definition | : | young bird especially of domestic fowl (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | cock, rooster, |
| definition | : | adult male chicken (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | capon, |
| definition | : | castrated male chicken (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | biddy, hen, |
| definition | : | adult female chicken (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | spring chicken, |
| definition | : | a young chicken having tender meat (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | rhode island red, |
| definition | : | American breed of heavy-bodied brownish-red general-purpose chicken (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | dominick, dominique, |
| definition | : | American breed of chicken having barred grey plumage raised for meat and brown eggs (noun.animal) |
| hyponym | : | orpington, |
| definition | : | English breed of large chickens with white skin (noun.animal) |
2. a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops (noun.event)
| hypernym | : | competition, contest, |
| definition | : | an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants (noun.event) |
3. the flesh of a chicken used for food (noun.food)
| hypernym | : | poultry, |
| definition | : | flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | broiler, |
| definition | : | flesh of a small young chicken not over 2 1/2 lb suitable for broiling (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | capon, |
| definition | : | flesh of a castrated male chicken (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | frier, fryer, pullet, |
| definition | : | flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | roaster, |
| definition | : | flesh of a large young chicken over 3 1/2 lb suitable for roasting (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | spatchcock, |
| definition | : | flesh of a chicken (or game bird) split down the back and grilled (usually immediately after being killed) (noun.food) |
| hyponym | : | hen, |
| definition | : | flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing (noun.food) |
| part holonym | : | breast, white meat, |
| definition | : | meat carved from the breast of a fowl (noun.food) |
| part holonym | : | chicken wing, |
| definition | : | the wing of a chicken (noun.food) |
| part meronym | : | chicken, gallus gallus, |
| definition | : | a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl (noun.animal) |
4. a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy (noun.person)
| hypernym | : | doormat, weakling, wuss, |
| definition | : | a person who is physically weak and ineffectual (noun.person) |
5. easily frightened (adj.all)
| similar | : | cowardly, fearful, |
| definition | : | lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted (adj.all) |
| domain usage | : | colloquialism, |
| definition | : | a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication) |
6. a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy (noun.person)
| derivation | : | wimpish, wimpy, |
| definition | : | weak and ineffectual (adj.all) |
7. easily frightened (adj.all)
| derivation | : | chicken, crybaby, wimp, |
| definition | : | a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy (noun.person) |
8. a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy (noun.person)
| derivation | : | wimpish, wimpy, |
| definition | : | weak and ineffectual (adj.all) |
9. easily frightened (adj.all)
| derivation | : | chicken, crybaby, wimp, |
| definition | : | a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy (noun.person) |
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