TURKEY as NOUN

  1. Meaning
    • large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail
    • widely domesticated for food
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  2. Meaning
    • wild turkey of Central America and northern South America
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  3. Meaning
    • an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • the first experiment was a real turkey
    • the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned
    Hypernyms(s) turkey is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower Derived(s)
  4. Meaning
    • flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
    Hypernyms(s) turkey is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  5. Meaning
    • a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans
    • achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1923
    Synonym(s) Hypernyms(s) Turkey is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
  6. Meaning
    • a person who does something thoughtless or annoying
    Synonym(s) Usage Example(s)
    • some joker is blocking the driveway
    Hypernyms(s) turkey is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower