ALL meanings of turkey
tur·key
T t - noun plural turkey a large, gallinaceous bird of the family Meleagrididae, especially Meleagris gallopavo, of America, that typically has green, reddish-brown, and yellowish-brown plumage of a metallic luster and that is domesticated in most parts of the world. 2
- noun plural turkey the flesh of this bird, used as food. 1
- noun plural turkey ocellated turkey. 1
- noun plural turkey Slang. a person or thing of little appeal; dud; loser. a naive, stupid, or inept person. a poor and unsuccessful theatrical production; flop. 1
- noun plural turkey Bowling. three strikes in succession. 1
- idioms turkey talk turkey, Informal. to talk frankly; mean business. 1
- noun turkey a republic in W Asia and SE Europe. 296,184 sq. mi. (767,120 sq. km): 286,928 sq. mi. (743,145 sq. km) in Asia; 9257 sq. mi. (23,975 sq. km) in Europe. Capital: Ankara. 1
- noun turkey large bird 1
- noun turkey food: meat of the bird 1
- noun turkey flop, not good 1
- noun turkey useless person 1
- countable noun turkey A turkey is a large bird that is kept on a farm for its meat. 0
- countable noun turkey Turkey is the flesh of this bird eaten as food. 0
- noun turkey a large gallinaceous bird, Meleagris gallopavo, of North America, having a bare wattled head and neck and a brownish iridescent plumage. The male is brighter and has a fan-shaped tail. A domestic variety is widely bred for its flesh 0
- noun turkey the flesh of the turkey used as food 0
- noun turkey a similar and related bird, Agriocharis ocellata (ocellated turkey), of Central and N South America 0
- noun turkey any of various Australian birds considered to resemble the turkey, such as the bush turkey 0
- noun turkey a dramatic production that fails; flop 0
- noun turkey a thing or person that fails; dud 0
- noun turkey a stupid, incompetent, or unappealing person 0
- noun turkey (in tenpin bowling) three strikes in a row 0
- noun turkey a republic in W Asia and SE Europe, between the Black Sea, the Mediterranean, and the Aegean: the centre of the Ottoman Empire; became a republic in 1923. The major Asian part, consisting mainly of an arid plateau, is separated from European Turkey by the Bosporus, Sea of Marmara, and Dardanelles. Languages: Turkish (official), Kurdish, and Arabic minority languages. Religion: Muslim majority. Currency: lira. Capital: Ankara. Pop: 80 694 485 (2013 est). Area: 780 576 sq km (301 380 sq miles) 0
- noun turkey country occupying Asia Minor & a SE part of the Balkan Peninsula: 300,947 sq mi (779,450 sq km); pop. 56,473,000; cap. Ankara 0
- noun turkey any of a family (Meleagrididae) of large, gallinaceous North American birds with a small, naked head and spreading tail, including a wild or domesticated species (Meleagris gallopavo) bred as poultry and a wild species (Agriocharis ocellata) of Central America, with eyespots on the tail 0
- noun turkey the flesh of a turkey 0
- noun turkey a failure 0
- noun turkey an inept, stupid, or unpleasant person 0
- noun turkey three strikes in a row 0