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chicken
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Sense: Noun: barnyard fowl

Synonyms:

chick , hen , rooster (mainly US), cock , pullet, cockerel (mainly UK), capon, chanticleer, poultry , broiler (US), fryer, roaster, poussin, poulard, spring chicken, battery hen, fowl, roast chicken, fried chicken, free-range chicken, chicken thighs, chicken breast, chicken meat, chicken wings, meat

Sense: Noun: coward

Synonyms:

coward , scaredy-cat (infantile), fraidy-cat, wuss (slang), sissy (informal), craven (archaic), recreant, dastard (archaic)

Sense: Adjective: cowardly

Synonyms:

cowardly, lily-livered, yellow (informal), spineless, gutless (informal), pusillanimous, craven, recreant, dastardly

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