noun
large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail
Synonyms
Meleagris gallopavo
Examples
- widely domesticated for food
noun
a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans
Synonyms
Republic of Turkey
Examples
- on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923
noun
a person who does something thoughtless or annoying
Synonyms
Examples
- some joker is blocking the driveway
noun
flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
noun
an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
Synonyms
Examples
- the first experiment was a real turkey
- the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned