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chick·en

chicken

 
pronunciation:
chI kn
phrases:
chicken out
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part of speech: noun
definition 1: a common farm bird that is raised for its meat and eggs.
She gets up early to feed the chickens.
 
definition 2: the meat of a chicken used for food.
We're having chicken for dinner tonight.
 
definition 3: (informal) a person who is scared of doing something; a coward.
She called him a chicken because he didn't want to fight.
similar words:
coward
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