CHICKENS Synonyms
There are 9 hypernyms of the word chickens. (close relations)
Best Synonyms for CHICKENS
| Word | Save | More Find | Usage | Type | ||
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| fowl | nounn | |||||
noun • a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl • the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food verb • hunt fowl • hunt fowl in the forest | ||||||
| poultry | nounn | |||||
noun • a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl • flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food | ||||||
| birds | nounn | |||||
noun • warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings • the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food • informal terms for a (young) woman • a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt • badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers verb • watch and study birds in their natural habitat | ||||||
| hens | nounn | |||||
noun • adult female chicken • adult female bird • flesh of an older chicken suitable for stewing • female of certain aquatic animals e.g. octopus or lobster | ||||||
| biddy | nounn | |||||
noun • adult female chicken • young bird especially of domestic fowl | ||||||
| chickenhearted | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • easily frightened | ||||||
| crybaby | nounn | |||||
noun • a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy • a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining | ||||||
| lily-livered | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • easily frightened | ||||||
| poulet | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • the flesh of a chicken used for food | ||||||
| volaille | nounn | |||||
noun • the flesh of a chicken used for food | ||||||
| white-livered | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • easily frightened | ||||||
| wimp | nounn | |||||
noun • a hypothetical subatomic particle of large mass that interacts weakly with ordinary matter through gravitation; postulated as a constituent of the dark matter of the universe • a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy | ||||||
| yellow | adjectiveadj | |||||
noun • yellow color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of sunflowers or ripe lemons adjective satellite • of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk • easily frightened • changed to a yellowish color by age • typical of tabloids • cowardly or treacherous • affected by jaundice which causes yellowing of skin etc verb • turn yellow | ||||||
| yellow-bellied | adjectiveadj | |||||
adjective satellite • easily frightened | ||||||
| chook | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • A chicken, especially a hen. • A cooked chicken; a chicken dressed for cooking. • A fool. interjection • A call made to chickens. | ||||||
| gallus gallus | ||||||
noun • a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl • a jungle fowl of southeastern Asia that is considered ancestral to the domestic fowl | ||||||
| spring chicken | nounn | |||||
noun • a young person (especially a young man or boy) • a young chicken having tender meat | ||||||
