chicken

Noun
  1. The flesh of a chicken used for food (synset 107660576)
    is a type of: poultry - flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food
    subtypes:
    • 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
    has:
    is a part of: chicken, gallus gallus - a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
    same as: poulet, volaille
  2. A domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs;
    Believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl (synset 101794266)
    is a type of: domestic fowl, fowl, poultry - a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
    subtypes:
    • 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
    has: chicken, poulet, volaille - the flesh of a chicken used for food
    same as: gallus gallus
  3. A person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy (synset 110801493)
    is a type of: doormat, weakling, wuss - a person who is physically weak and ineffectual
    same as: crybaby, wimp
  4. A foolhardy competition;
    A dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops (synset 107472727)
    is a type of: competition, contest - an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
Adjective
  1. Easily frightened (synset 300266180)
    domain usage: colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
    similar to: cowardly, fearful - lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted
    same as: chickenhearted, lily-livered, white-livered, yellow, yellow-bellied

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