turkey (Meaning)
turkey (n)
large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923
a person who does something thoughtless or annoying
flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
turkey (n.)
An empire in the southeast of Europe and southwest of Asia.
Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus Meleagris, especially the North American wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), and the domestic turkey, which was probably derived from the Mexican wild turkey, but had been domesticated by the Indians long before the discovery of America.
Synonyms & Antonyms of turkey
Synonyms:
- schlub
- dork
- butt
- numbskull
- oddball
- numskull
- dolt
- airhead
- birdbrain
- scatterbrain
- madman
- codger
- schnook
- chump
- shlub
- fathead
- daredevil
- dumbbell
- knucklehead
- dodo
- ignoramus
- laughingstock
- gander
- crank
- goon
- crackbrain
- character
- schlump
- ding-a-ling
- schlemiel
- mockery
- yo-yo
- nit
- weirdo
- imbecile
- shlemiel
- crackpot
- stock
- screwball
- pinhead
- dupe
- dope
- know-nothing
- madwoman
- featherbrain
- kook
- blockhead
- dunce
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
turkey Sentence Examples
- I'm thankful for the delicious turkey we had on Thanksgiving.
- The turkey was roasted to perfection and had a crispy skin.
- I couldn't resist the savory aroma of the roasted turkey.
- The turkey was so juicy and tender, it melted in my mouth.
- The turkey was the centerpiece of our Thanksgiving feast.
- I bought a frozen turkey from the supermarket.
- I'm going to try a new turkey recipe this year.
- We have a tradition of eating turkey every Christmas.
- The turkey feathers were glistening in the sunlight.
- I'm not a fan of turkey, but I'll eat it for the sake of tradition.
FAQs About the word turkey
large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food, a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Em
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brain,brain, sage, sage, genius, genius, thinker,thinker,
I'm thankful for the delicious turkey we had on Thanksgiving.
The turkey was roasted to perfection and had a crispy skin.
I couldn't resist the savory aroma of the roasted turkey.
The turkey was so juicy and tender, it melted in my mouth.
