Turkey

/ˈtɜːki/ noun

The guinea fowl (family Numididae).

What it means

  1. (noun) The guinea fowl (family Numididae).
  2. (noun) A bird in the genus Meleagris with a fan-shaped tail and wattled neck, especially the wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo, now domesticated).
  3. (noun) The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food. “All week after Thanksgiving, I had turkey sandwiches for lunch.”
  4. (noun) With a distinguishing word: a bird resembling the Meleagris gallopavo (for example, the bush turkey or brush turkey (Alectura lathami), and the water turkey (Anhinga anhinga)).
  5. (noun) An act of throwing three strikes in a row.
  6. (noun) A patient feigning symptoms; a person faking illness or injury; a malingerer.
  7. (noun) A pack carried by a lumberman; a bindle; also, a large travel bag, a suitcase.
  8. (noun) A failure. “That film was a turkey.”
  9. (noun) (usually mildly) A foolish or inept person. “The turkey cut in front of me and then berated me for running into him.”

Letter analysis

  • Turkey contains 6 letters: 2 vowel(s) and 4 consonant(s).
  • It uses 6 unique letters.
  • Estimated syllable count: 2.
  • Scrabble-style letter score: 13.

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Common questions

What does Turkey mean?

The guinea fowl (family Numididae).

How many letters are in Turkey?

Turkey has 6 letters.

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