turkey
- noun
- /ˈtɜrki/
- Let's roast this turkey for Thanksgiving dinner.
- roast turkey
- cook turkey
- eat turkey
No, I do need to back fat, Turkey neck, everything.
- No, I do need to back fat, Turkey neck, everything.
- Set a few goals, knock them out before about Turkey time and before Christmas.
- It's really basic, but Turkey and cheese is it for me right now.
- That's a lot of like pretzels, those Turkey drumstick legs.
- Put the tool kit down and say, put the Turkey baster away.
- You have options for meatball Subs, Turkey clubs, all kinds of stuff.
- Maybe I'll have like a Turkey sandwich or like Asahi bowl.
Examples
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You had so much ham and turkey left over last night.
Fiction book (1992) -
We all want to make it home for turkey dinner.
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The poor middle class will have to eat ground Turkey or fake beef.
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I ordered you a turkey sandwich.
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What makes mine special is putting real bits of Turkey into the actual dressing.
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One Thanksgiving, Mom got sick of making turkey and decided to make shrimp instead.
Fiction book (1992) -
So we have got roast potatoes, Turkey, there is some beef under the stuffing.
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Momma set the table, we prayed, and Daddy cut up the turkey and passed around the plates.
Fiction book (1992) -
Let's roast this turkey.
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There, shriveling in its wrapper, was the turkey sandwich Jennifer brought during Thanksgiving.
Fiction book (1990)
Synonyms
The flesh of animals that people eat
Meat from animals like chicken or duck that people eat
Meat from birds like chickens, ducks and turkeys used for food
Meat from birds like chicken or duck used for food
Turkey meat cooked in an oven and served as a main dish
Idioms
- Informal
Having eaten so much that you feel uncomfortable and want to rest
Compounds
- NSFW
An event or situation where winning is very easy, for example a shooting contest with easy targets
A seasoned mix of bread and herbs used to fill a roast turkey or serve with it
- Australian
A large black bird that builds big nesting mounds in the woods of Australia and New Guinea
A small slow-growing tree with leaves shaped like a turkey's foot that lives on dry sandy soil
A large tree from Europe that loses its leaves and has long leaves with spiky edges
A wild bird from Central America and northern South America with shiny feathers and round eye spots on its tail
- US
A tree from the southeastern United States with thin leaves that have pointy tips and deep lobes
- Informal
A feeling of being very sleepy after a large holiday meal, often with turkey
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Turkey for the meat simply takes the name of the bird, so the roasted turkey on your plate is the flesh of that bird. This is why we use the same word for both the animal and its food.