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turkey / Turkey > 5 senses
NOUN1turkey, Meleagris gallopavoLarge gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail
2Turkey, Republic of TurkeyA Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans
3turkey, jokerA person who does something thoughtless or annoying
4turkeyFlesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
5turkey, bomb, dudAn event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
turkey / Turkey > pronunciation
Soundster'kiy
Rhymesachy, Albuquerque, anarchy, and 136 more rhymes in kiy...
turkey > noun 1, animal
MeaningLarge gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail. Widely domesticated for food.
SynonymsMeleagris gallopavo
Member ofMeleagris, genus Meleagris
Broaderdomestic fowl, fowl, poultry
Narrowerturkey cock, gobbler, tom, tom turkey
Turkey > noun 2, location
MeaningA Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans. Achieved independence from the Ottoman Empire in 1923.
SynonymsRepublic of Turkey
Member ofNorth Atlantic Treaty Organization, NATO
Part ofAsia Minor, Anatolia; Balkan Peninsula, Balkans; Middle East, Mideast, Near East
MembersTurk
PartsEdirne, Adrianople, Adrianopolis; Kurdistan; Abydos; Adana, Seyhan; Ankara, Turkish capital, capital of Turkey, Angora; Antalya, Adalia; Antioch, Antakya, Antakiya; Dardanelles, Canakkale Bogazi, Hellespont; Halicarnassus; Istanbul, Stambul, Stamboul, Constantinople; Bursa, Brusa; Izmir, Smyrna; Pergamum; Sardis; Aegospotami, Aegospotamos; Ararat, Mount Ararat, Mt. Ararat; Aras, Araxes; Bosporus; Euphrates, Euphrates River; Seyhan, Seyhan River; Tigris, Tigris River
Region ofDardanelles, Dardanelles campaign; Aga, Agha; bulgur, bulghur, bulgur wheat; Islamic Great Eastern Raiders-Front, IBDA-C; Jerusalem Warriors; Kurdistan Workers Party, Kurdistan Labor Pary, Partiya Karkeran Kurdistan, PPK; Revolutionary People's Liberation Party, Revolutionary People's Liberation Front; Turkish Hizballah
Instance ofcountry, state, land
AdjectivesTurkish
turkey > noun 3, person
MeaningA person who does something thoughtless or annoying.
Synonymsjoker
Broaderunpleasant person, disagreeable person
turkey > noun 4, food
MeaningFlesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted.
Partsbreast, white meat; turkey wing
Broaderpoultry
turkey > noun 5, event
MeaningAn event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual.
Examples"the first experiment was a real turkey"
Synonymsbomb, dud
Broaderflop, bust, fizzle

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