Definitions for Turkey

Turkey tur·key

Spelling: [tur-kee]
IPA: /ˈtɜr ki/

Turkey is a 6 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 13 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 75 anagrams from letters in Turkey (ekrtuy).

Definitions for Turkey

noun

  1. a large, gallinaceous bird of the family Meleagrididae, especially Meleagris gallopavo, of America, that typically has green, reddish-brown, and yellowish-brown plumage of a metallic luster and that is domesticated in most parts of the world.
  2. the flesh of this bird, used as food.
  3. ocellated turkey.
  4. Slang. a person or thing of little appeal; dud; loser. a naive, stupid, or inept person. a poor and unsuccessful theatrical production; flop.
  5. Bowling. three strikes in succession.
  6. a republic in W Asia and SE Europe. 296,184 sq. mi. (767,120 sq. km): 286,928 sq. mi. (743,145 sq. km) in Asia; 9257 sq. mi. (23,975 sq. km) in Europe. Capital: Ankara.

Idioms

  1. talk turkey, Informal. to talk frankly; mean business.

Origin of Turkey

1545-55; short for Turkey cock and Turkey hen cock and hen of Turkey, first applied to guinea fowl, later confused with the American bird

Examples for Turkey

Meanwhile two kids were taken from their mother when she flew back to the UK from turkey.

I supposed this to be a custom with the colored population of turkey, and passed on.

After two nights in detention, he was scheduled to be deported back to turkey on Monday.

November 1st, turkey was forced by Russia to agree to an armistice of eight weeks.

Russia sought to extend her conquests south and to seize upon turkey.

But it is in the direction of turkey that all the solid advances are made.

The Montenegrins declared war on turkey and joined forces with Servia.

turkey has had more than a decade of economic boom, and is now the sixth-most-visited tourist destination in the world.

She is also head of the Sabancı Foundation, which conducts female-empowerment programs for women in rural turkey.

In turkey, crime groups in border areas are exploiting the labor of Syrian male refugees who cannot find legitimate employment.

Word Value for Turkey
Scrable

13

Words with friends

13

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