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Vocabulary Entry
chicken
|noun • verb • adjective
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N
noun
A domesticated bird raised for its meat and eggs.
Example Sentences
"I bought a dozen eggs from the local chicken farm."
"The chicken ran across the yard."
"We had grilled chicken for dinner last night."
V
verb
To fowl or hunt chickens.
Example Sentences
"They chicken their traps every morning."
"We decided to chicken for dinner instead of going out."
"He likes to chicken every weekend during autumn."
A
adjective
Cowardly or timid.
Example Sentences
"Don’t be chicken; just ask her out!"
"I felt a little chicken about skydiving."
"His chicken attitude prevented him from taking risks."