Chicken meaning in English

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Definition

a chicken: a common farmyard bird often kept for its eggs or killed for meat noun

Examples

  • "1 x bucket chicken wings"
  • "I am a big fan of Mandarin Chicken, if that helps."
  • "I suggest that you either make this product suitable for vegetarians, or rename it "chicken and vegetable soup"."
  • "Chicken : Mak mak bak bak bacaw."
  • "Chicken : Bacaw!"
  • "José : We got chicken, carne asada, shredded beef, queso, Mexican sausage, beef tongue, vegetarian, or vegan."
  • "My arms are like the flesh of the chicken."
  • "Here is the chicken you'll be enjoying tonight."
  • "Horatio : And he smells like barbecue chicken."
  • "Hurricane Vanessa continues to wreak havoc all over the American Southeast, another suicide bombing on Mount Placid has caused panic in the Middle East, a new outbreak of avian flu is devastating the chicken industry in Ethiopia."
  • "Here's another joke: A man goes to the doctor and says, "Doctor, my wife thinks she's a chicken."
  • "Let's listen to this amazing first meeting with a chicken"
  • "I have to inform you that chickens are not vegetables."
  • "Which came first, the chicken or the egg?"
  • "In the following chapters, you will discover shocking accusations and fabrications about Bruno, including: blackmail, adultery, Swedish au pairs, cross dressing, high-stakes scuba diving, and even illegal chicken fights."
  • "Philip : It's not chicken flesh, it's called goosebumps, Frenchie."
  • "Would you like chicken, pork, or beef?"
Exercise 1
Fill in the gaps below using words from the list.
peace | chickens | havoc | alongside | to be born | feisty | soil | outbreak | to reject

Not all the words are used in the exercise. Conjugate the verbs appropriately.

When Susie was a little girl, she had a little dog called Gilbert. He used to run round and around chasing his own tail. During an of the flu, Gilbert became very ill. He his medicine, and refused to eat. Without Gilbert running around, the house was quiet, and Susie's parents were finally at . Fortunately, Gilbert recovered quickly and soon he was once again wreaking all over the house: breaking plates, damaging furniture, and chasing the all over the garden.

Fill in the gaps below using words from the list.
peace | chickens | havoc | alongside | to be born | feisty | soil | outbreak | to reject

Not all the words are used in the exercise. Conjugate the verbs appropriately.

When Susie was a little girl, she had a feisty 1 little dog called Gilbert. He used to run round and around chasing his own tail. During an outbreak 2 of the flu, Gilbert became very ill. He rejected 3 his medicine, and refused to eat. Without Gilbert running around, the house was quiet, and Susie's parents were finally at peace 4. Fortunately, Gilbert recovered quickly and soon he was once again wreaking havoc 5 all over the house: breaking plates, damaging furniture, and chasing the chickens 6 all over the garden.
1 feisty: The word "feisty" means "energetic", "exuberant" and sometimes slightly "aggressive". Small, energetic animals (including humans!) are often described as "feisty". In this broadcast, Moira calls the panda feisty after hearing the audio recording from the zoo.
2 outbreak: An "outbreak" is the sudden spread of a disease or illness in a certain area or at a certain period of time. For example, the outbreak of the bubonic plague killed nearly one third of Europe's population in the middle ages. In this broadcast, Moira reports that an outbreak of avian flu has damaged the chicken industry in Ethiopia.
3 rejected: If something is "rejected", it is "dismissed" or discarded. Gilbert "rejected" his medicine, which means that he refused to take it. In this broadcast, Moira reports that the peace proposal between India and Sri Lanka was "rejected".
4 peace: To be "at peace" is to be calm, tranquil or at rest. During the period in which Susie's dog was sick, there was peace and quiet in the house. In this broadcast, Moira refers to the latest peace proposal between Sri Lanka and India.
5 havoc: To "wreak havoc" means to cause destruction, damage or disorder. Gilbert wreaked havoc by running through the house and being wild. In this broadcast, Moira reports that Hurricane Vanessa is "wreaking havoc" all over the American Southeast.
6 chickens: Chickens are domestic birds that lay eggs for our breakfast and make a lovely Sunday roast. In this broadcast, Moira talks about the "avian flu" devastating the chicken industry in Ethiopia.

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