FOWL Synonyms
There are 13 hypernyms of the word fowl. (close relations)
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| chicken | nounn | |||||
noun • the flesh of a chicken used for food • a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl • a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy • a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops adjective satellite • easily frightened | ||||||
| duck | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • small wild or domesticated web-footed broad-billed swimming bird usually having a depressed body and short legs • (cricket) a score of nothing by a batsman • flesh of a duck (domestic or wild) • a heavy cotton fabric of plain weave; used for clothing and tents verb • to move (the head or body) quickly downwards or away • submerge or plunge suddenly • dip into a liquid • avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues) | ||||||
| goose | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • web-footed long-necked typically gregarious migratory aquatic birds usually larger and less aquatic than ducks • a man who is a stupid incompetent fool • flesh of a goose (domestic or wild) verb • pinch in the buttocks • prod into action • give a spurt of fuel to | ||||||
| grouse | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil • popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet verb • hunt grouse • complain | ||||||
| hen | 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 | ||||||
| partridge | nounn | |||||
noun • flesh of either quail or grouse • heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds • small Old World gallinaceous game birds • a popular North American game bird; named for its call • valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada | ||||||
| pheasant | nounn | |||||
noun • large long-tailed gallinaceous bird native to the Old World but introduced elsewhere • flesh of a pheasant; usually braised | ||||||
| pigeon | nounn | |||||
noun • wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs | ||||||
| quail | verb, nounv, n | |||||
noun • flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised • small gallinaceous game birds verb • draw back, as with fear or pain | ||||||
| rooster | nounn | |||||
noun • adult male chicken | ||||||
| turkey | nounn | |||||
noun • large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food • a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923 • a person who does something thoughtless or annoying • flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted • an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual | ||||||
| guinea fowl | nounn | |||||
noun • a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world | ||||||
| bird | 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 | ||||||
| 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 | ||||||
| domestic fowl | nounn | |||||
noun • a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl | ||||||
