chicken
Coward's farm bird
A chicken is a common domestic fowl raised for meat and eggs.
The meat itself is also chicken: grilled chicken, chicken soup.
Chicken appears in idioms about cowardice—to chicken out is to lose nerve, and calling someone a chicken questions their courage.
A chicken and egg problem involves circular causation where neither element clearly comes first.
To count your chickens before they hatch is to assume success prematurely.
Male domestic fowl
- coopPoultry enclosure
- henhousePoultry dwelling
- flockAnimals gathered together
- broodHatchlings as a group
clutch · pecking · free-range · layer · pullet · incubator · egg-laying · nesting
Full of fright
- timidLacking courage or confidence
- spinelessLacking courage or resolve
- cravenContemptibly lacking nerve
- faintheartedCowardly, easily discouraged
yellow · scaredy-cat · wimp · gutless · lily-livered · nervous · scared · coward
Cooked in hot fat
- roastedCooked uncovered with heat
- grilledCooked on metal bars
- nuggetsSmall solid lumps
- wingsLimbs for flight
tenders · barbecue · teriyaki · buffalo · sandwich · schnitzel · parmigiana · satay
Upper front torso
- thighLeg between hip, knee
- drumstickStick for striking drums
- wingLimb enabling flight
- tenderloinPremium, exceptionally soft cut
white meat · dark meat · carcass · giblets · liver · gizzard · butchered · deboned
Unresolved confrontation between opponents
- gameOrganized play or sport
- dareChallenge to act boldly
- swerveAbrupt directional change
- collisionForceful contact between objects
nerve · bluff · escalation · showdown
rooster
Male domestic fowl
brood · clutch · pecking · free-range · layer · pullet · incubator · egg-laying · nesting · cackle
fearful
Full of fright
- timidLacking courage or confidence
- spinelessLacking courage or resolve
- cravenContemptibly lacking nerve
fainthearted · yellow · scaredy-cat · wimp · gutless · lily-livered · nervous · scared · coward
feathers
Bird's lightweight covering
wing · peck · scratch · plumage · comb · wattle · molt · preen · flightless · fowl
fried
Cooked in hot fat
wings · tenders · barbecue · teriyaki · buffalo · sandwich · schnitzel · parmigiana · satay · tikka
breast
Upper front torso
tenderloin · white meat · dark meat · carcass · giblets · liver · gizzard · butchered · deboned · skinless
standoff
Unresolved confrontation between opponents
collision · nerve · bluff · escalation · showdown
cockfighting
Staged rooster combat
pit · bloodsport · breeding · illegal · wagering
- chicken soupPoultry-based comfort food
- fried chickenBattered poultry cooked in oil
- chicken wingsFried poultry sections
- chicken nuggetsBreaded fried poultry pieces
- chicken outWithdraw due to fear
- chicken noodle soupPoultry-and-pasta broth dish
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