chicken

[chik-uhn] / ˈtʃɪk ən /

NOUN

person afraid to try something

Synonyms

STRONG

coward craven dastard funk poltroon quitter recreant

WEAK

scaredy-cat yellowbelly

NOUN

farm fowl

Synonyms

STRONGEST

hen poultry

STRONG

biddy capon chick cock cockerel pullet rooster

WEAK

banty barnyard fowl cock-a-doodle-do cockalorum gump heeler

Example Sentences

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But this would involve us in a risky game of chicken.

From The Wall Street Journal

Me and Lloyd were up ahead of the chickens.

From Literature

Jeremy Clarkson has said it is "staggering" that chicken imported from as far as China is being served in some Welsh schools due to cost.

From BBC

"Now the chickens are coming home to roost."

From Barron's

She flipped the lid up and went into raptures about the fried chicken and potato salad.

From Literature