turkey
has definitions from the fields of zoology,game bird,chemistry,food,government,geography
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[ noun ] (zoology) large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
Synonyms Used in print (E. Lucas Myers, "The Vindication of Dr. Nestor,"...)He stroked the hens and they responded with delighted clucks , he gobbled with the turkeys and they at_once were all attention , he quacked with the ducks , and cackled with a pair of exceedingly flattered geese . Related terms |
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[ noun ] (government,geography) a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1923
Synonyms Used in print (Charles Wharton Stork, "Verner von Heidenstam"...)In `` The_King 's_Ride '' , Charles breaks_out of a long period of petulance and inertia , regains his old self , escapes from Turkey , and finally reaches his own land after an absence of eighteen years . Related terms country North_Atlantic_Treaty_Organization Turk Asia_Minor Middle_East Balkan_Peninsula Euphrates abydos Aegospotami adana brusa Ankara Edirne izmir pergamum Tigris Dardanelles Dardanelles sardis adalia antakiya Bosporus seyhan aegospotami aras Istanbul Kurdistan Ararat aga revolutionary_people's_liberation_front turkish_hizballah kurdistan_labor_pary jerusalem_warriors Dardanelles |
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[ noun ] (chemistry,food) flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
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[ noun ] a person who does something thoughtless or annoying
Synonyms Examples "some joker is blocking the driveway" Related terms |
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[ noun ] (zoology,game bird) wild turkey of Central and northern South America
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