Chicken vs. Fowl
Difference Between Chicken and Fowl
Chickennoun
(countable) A domestic fowl, Gallus gallus, especially when young.
Fowlnoun
(archaic) A bird.
Chickennoun
(uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.
Fowlnoun
A bird of the order Galliformes, including chickens, turkeys, pheasant, partridges and quail.
Chickennoun
A coward.
Fowlnoun
Birds which are hunted or kept for food, including Galliformes and also waterfowl of the order Anseriformes such as ducks, geese and swans.
Chickennoun
A young or inexperienced person.
Fowlverb
To hunt fowl.
We took our guns and went fowling.Chickennoun
A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair; compare chickenhawk.
Fowlnoun
a domesticated gallinaceous bird though to be descended from the red jungle fowl
Chickennoun
The game of dare.
Fowlnoun
the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
Chickennoun
A confrontational game in which the participants move toward each other at high speed (usually in automobiles); the player who turns first to avoid colliding into the other is the chicken (that is, the loser.)
Don't play chicken with a freight train; you're guaranteed to lose.Fowlverb
hunt fowl
Chickennoun
A simple dance in which the movements of a chicken are imitated.
Fowlverb
hunt fowl in the forest
Chickenadjective
(informal) Cowardly.
Why do you refuse to fight? Huh, I guess you're just too chicken.Chickenverb
(intransitive) To avoid a situation one is afraid of.
Chickennoun
the flesh of a chicken used for food
Chickennoun
a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
Chickennoun
a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
Chickennoun
a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops
Chickenadjective
easily frightened
