Chicken
noun
A type of bird that people keep for its eggs and meat.
We raise chickens on our farm.
Often appears as...
- fry chicken
- raise chickens
noun
The meat of this bird used as food.
I'm going to make chicken for dinner.
Often appears as...
- roast chicken
- chicken dinner
adjective
Frightened to take risks or needless risks.
You're too chicken to jump off the diving board.
Often appears as...
- too chicken
- chicken out
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A game in which the first person to lose nerve and withdraw from a dangerous situation is the loser.
They were playing chicken on the train tracks.
Often appears as...
- play chicken
- game of chicken
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A domestic fowl kept for its eggs or meat, especially a young one.
We're getting our first batch of chickens today.
Often appears as...
- small chicken
- chicken farm
noun
A type of bird that people keep for its eggs and meat.
We raise chickens on our farm.
Often appears as...
- fry chicken
- raise chickens
noun
The meat of this bird used as food.
I'm going to make chicken for dinner.
Often appears as...
- roast chicken
- chicken dinner
adjective
Frightened to take risks or needless risks.
You're too chicken to jump off the diving board.
Often appears as...
- too chicken
- chicken out
Usage tips
Informal, Disapproving
Colloquial
noun
A game in which the first person to lose nerve and withdraw from a dangerous situation is the loser.
They were playing chicken on the train tracks.
Often appears as...
- play chicken
- game of chicken
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A domestic fowl kept for its eggs or meat, especially a young one.
We're getting our first batch of chickens today.
Often appears as...
- small chicken
- chicken farm
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Not Always Food
The word 'chicken' can refer to both the animal and the food, depending on context.
The chickens in the yard are not for eating.
Pro Tip 2/2Living Conditions
'Chicken coop' is where chickens live, important for understanding farm-related discussions.
Our chicken coop is home to ten chickens.
Pro Tip 1/2Not Always Food
The word 'chicken' can refer to both the animal and the food, depending on context.
The chickens in the yard are not for eating.
Pro Tip 2/2Living Conditions
'Chicken coop' is where chickens live, important for understanding farm-related discussions.
Our chicken coop is home to ten chickens.
Pro Tip 1/2Not Always Food
The word 'chicken' can refer to both the animal and the food, depending on context.
The chickens in the yard are not for eating.
Pro Tip 2/2Living Conditions
'Chicken coop' is where chickens live, important for understanding farm-related discussions.
Our chicken coop is home to ten chickens.
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What happens during a...
Lots of fiber from vegetables, chicken and fish instead of red meat, whole grains and nuts like walnuts and almonds all seem to be beneficial. A good diet and exercise plan can also keep your weight in a healthy range, which will lower your heart attack risk as well. And of course, medications can also help prevent heart attacks.
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Adorable Baby Animal...
put him down just keep him to one side okay and and is he quite happy there he is i'm going to pass you if i can get the chicken i'm going to pass the chick to you oh yeah this is my first puffling so this this will be the first time this puffling has seen the outside world so i'm just going to put it in your hand
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History through the eyes...
from breeding a given pairing. Since then, numerous breeding initiatives have made chickens bigger and meatier, and allowed them to lay more eggs than ever. Meanwhile, chicken production has shifted to an industrial, factory-like model, with birds raised in spaces with a footprint
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How to create a great...
kentucky fried chicken switched to kfc because fried chicken didn't sound too healthy and the hong kong and shanghai bank changed to eight that changed to hsbc to help the bank expand globally real words like uber and slack are ripped right out of a dictionary and
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Dog vs. Chicken PIPE Dog...
anything that has belonged to the chicken she can't touch it's not hers no see now this is my what I like right now even though she's facing she she is beat she's breeding that obsessively now it's just part of life okay I never done this right but it
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Building a dinosaur from...
chicken but I don't think that'll satisfy the sixth graders either but there's another thing there's what we call atavism activation and atom ISM activation is basically an atavism is up is an ancestral characteristic yeah you
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The Chicken Chase PIPE...
because in this world now we had to come up with a plan okay so we spread out I say go go cross the street right and come around the plan surround the chicken and close in on it
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One Angry Chicken PIPE...
chicken that's been attacking cars they said deputy Dempsey joins officer Herrera on scene we just don't want it to get hurt so we're gonna just chase it
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Mountain Chicken PIPE...
meet the mountain chicken one of the largest frogs in the world and on the
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The family I lost in...
That chicken wing changed my life.
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What happens during a...
Lots of fiber from vegetables, chicken and fish instead of red meat, whole grains and nuts like walnuts and almonds all seem to be beneficial. A good diet and exercise plan can also keep your weight in a healthy range, which will lower your heart attack risk as well. And of course, medications can also help prevent heart attacks.
Video examples
Adorable Baby Animal...
put him down just keep him to one side okay and and is he quite happy there he is i'm going to pass you if i can get the chicken i'm going to pass the chick to you oh yeah this is my first puffling so this this will be the first time this puffling has seen the outside world so i'm just going to put it in your hand
Video examples
History through the eyes...
from breeding a given pairing. Since then, numerous breeding initiatives have made chickens bigger and meatier, and allowed them to lay more eggs than ever. Meanwhile, chicken production has shifted to an industrial, factory-like model, with birds raised in spaces with a footprint
Video examples
How to create a great...
kentucky fried chicken switched to kfc because fried chicken didn't sound too healthy and the hong kong and shanghai bank changed to eight that changed to hsbc to help the bank expand globally real words like uber and slack are ripped right out of a dictionary and
Video examples
Dog vs. Chicken PIPE Dog...
anything that has belonged to the chicken she can't touch it's not hers no see now this is my what I like right now even though she's facing she she is beat she's breeding that obsessively now it's just part of life okay I never done this right but it
Video examples
Building a dinosaur from...
chicken but I don't think that'll satisfy the sixth graders either but there's another thing there's what we call atavism activation and atom ISM activation is basically an atavism is up is an ancestral characteristic yeah you
Video examples
The Chicken Chase PIPE...
because in this world now we had to come up with a plan okay so we spread out I say go go cross the street right and come around the plan surround the chicken and close in on it
Video examples
One Angry Chicken PIPE...
chicken that's been attacking cars they said deputy Dempsey joins officer Herrera on scene we just don't want it to get hurt so we're gonna just chase it
Video examples
Mountain Chicken PIPE...
meet the mountain chicken one of the largest frogs in the world and on the
Video examples
The family I lost in...
That chicken wing changed my life.
Example 1 of 10
Quote examples
Peter Singer
Australian Philosopher
We recognize the chicken as another conscious being. It's different from us, but it has a life, and if something is really important for that chicken, if it would work hard to try to get it, and if we can give it without sacrificing something that's really important to us, then we should.
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Park Yeon-mi
North Korean Activist
I didn't know it was even possible to sell humans. I thought people can only sell animals, chickens. But I didn't even know that kind of concept - human traffic - can be exist in the world. So I just couldn't process it when I heard it.
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Sandra Bullock
American Actress
I was afraid of being a failure, of not having the best time or of being chicken. But every year I get older I think, What was I fearing last year?' You forget. And then you move on.
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Kathy Freston
American Author
We all thought of chicken as lean, protein-rich food that's good for weight watching, but the truth is chicken might actually be making us fatter!
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Sarah Chalke
Canadian Actress
I've slowly gone back, later on in life, to fish and then chicken and then, last year, red meat.
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Tess Holliday
American Model
I can live my life, I can be at Disneyland and eat fried chicken, and that's my choice.
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Flavor Flav
American Musician
My chicken ain't no joke. I ain't scared to go up against the Colonel, tastewise.
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Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
Marinating chicken in miso adds lots of character to the meat with little work.
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Grandma Moses
American Artist
If I hadn't started painting, I would have raised chickens.
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William Lyon Phelps
American Educator
If I didn't start painting, I would have raised chickens.
Quote examples
Peter Singer
Australian Philosopher
We recognize the chicken as another conscious being. It's different from us, but it has a life, and if something is really important for that chicken, if it would work hard to try to get it, and if we can give it without sacrificing something that's really important to us, then we should.
Quote examples
Park Yeon-mi
North Korean Activist
I didn't know it was even possible to sell humans. I thought people can only sell animals, chickens. But I didn't even know that kind of concept - human traffic - can be exist in the world. So I just couldn't process it when I heard it.
Quote examples
Sandra Bullock
American Actress
I was afraid of being a failure, of not having the best time or of being chicken. But every year I get older I think, What was I fearing last year?' You forget. And then you move on.
Quote examples
Kathy Freston
American Author
We all thought of chicken as lean, protein-rich food that's good for weight watching, but the truth is chicken might actually be making us fatter!
Quote examples
Sarah Chalke
Canadian Actress
I've slowly gone back, later on in life, to fish and then chicken and then, last year, red meat.
Quote examples
Tess Holliday
American Model
I can live my life, I can be at Disneyland and eat fried chicken, and that's my choice.
Quote examples
Flavor Flav
American Musician
My chicken ain't no joke. I ain't scared to go up against the Colonel, tastewise.
Quote examples
Yotam Ottolenghi
Israeli Chef
Marinating chicken in miso adds lots of character to the meat with little work.
Quote examples
Grandma Moses
American Artist
If I hadn't started painting, I would have raised chickens.
Quote examples
William Lyon Phelps
American Educator
If I didn't start painting, I would have raised chickens.
Example 1 of 10
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