Definitions for chickens
chickens
chick·en
Spelling: [chik-uh n]
IPA: /ˈtʃɪk ən/
Chickens is a 8 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 18 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 20 points.
You can make 178 anagrams from letters in chickens (ccehikns).
Definitions for chickens
noun
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a domestic fowl, Gallus domesticus, descended from various jungle fowl of southeastern Asia and developed in a number of breeds for its flesh, eggs, and feathers.
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the young of this bird, especially when less than a year old.
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the flesh of the chicken, especially of the young bird, used as food.
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Slang.
a cowardly or fearful person.
a young or inexperienced person, especially a young girl.
petty details or tasks.
unnecessary discipline or regulations.
a young male homosexual, especially one sought as a sexual partner by older men.
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a contest in which two cars approach each other at high speed down the center of a road, the object being to force one's opponent to veer away first.
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a policy or strategy of challenging an opponent to risk a clash or yield:
Idioms
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count one's chickens before they are hatched, to rely on a benefit that is still uncertain:
adjective
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(of food) containing, made from, or having the flavor of chicken:
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Slang.
cowardly.
petty or trivial:
obsessed with petty details, regulations, etc.:
Verb phrases
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chicken out, Slang.
to refrain from doing something because of fear or cowardice:
to renege or withdraw:
Origin of chickens
before 950; 1605-15 for def 4a; 1940-45 for def 6; Middle English chiken, Old English cīcen; akin to Middle Dutch kieken (Dutch kuiken), Low German küken
Examples for chickens
She brought a plate full of rice, and a big piece of chicken.
The odor given off by the chicken is also an indication of freshness.
Even Tillie's chicken and waffles failed against this handicap.
Lawler is more interested in the more fascinating story of how the chicken spread.
Wearing the right foot of a chicken was considered good luck.
In Rome, he writes, the chicken “predicted the outcome of battles.”
Ben Haley meanwhile was rapidly stripping the chicken of its feathers.
While the chicken today might be the least exotic bird one can think of, it was once a gift that wowed kings.
The chicken, to this day, is valued for its medicinal properties.
Beef, veal, or chicken broth may be made in the same manner.