turkey

Definition of turkey in English English dictionary: Country at the intersection of Europe and Asia on the Mediterranean. Official name: Republic of Turkey; A failure
That film was a turkey.; A foolish or inept person
The turkey cut in front of me and then berated me for running into him.; Either of two species of bird in the genus Meleagris with fan-shaped tails and wattled necks; The act of throwing three strikes in a row; {i} Republic of Turkey, country in western Asia and southeastern Europe between the Mediterranean Sea and the Black Sea; An empire in the southeast of Europe and southwest of Asia; Three strikes in a row (triple); Every show with which you were not directly involved; A losing investment; wild turkey of Central America and northern South America; A turkey is a large bird that is kept on a farm for its meat. Turkey is the flesh of this bird eaten as food. It's a proper Christmas dinner, with turkey and bread sauce. see also cold turkey. a country which is mainly in west Asia but partly in southeast Europe, between the Mediterranean and Black Seas. Population: 66,494,000 (2001) . Population (2008) 70+ million. Capital: Ankara. Until the early 20th century, Turkey was the centre of the large Ottoman Empire, whose capital city was Istanbul, Turkey's largest city. officially Republic of Turkey Country, western Asia and southeastern Europe. Either of two species of birds in the family Meleagrididae. The North American common turkey (Meleagris gallopavo) has been domesticated since pre-Columbian times. The adult male has a featherless, bright-red head, a fleshy red ornament (snood) growing over the bill, and a similar wattle on the throat. The male (gobbler or tom) may be 50 in. (1.3 m) long and may weigh over 20 lb (10 kg). Wild turkeys inhabit woodlands near water, eating seeds, insects, and an occasional frog or lizard. Males assemble a harem, and each hen lays 8-15 eggs in a hollow in the ground. An excellent source of meat and easily shot, the wild turkey was practically exterminated by European settlers; conservation efforts have reestablished it in much of its former range. The ocellated turkey (Agriocharis or Meleagris, ocellata) of Central America has never been domesticated. Republic of Turkey turkey vulture turkey buzzard; Either of two species of bird in the family Meleagrididae with fan-shaped tails and wattled necks; Any large American gallinaceous bird belonging to the genus Meleagris, especially the North American wild turkey (Meleagris gallopavo), and the domestic turkey, which was probably derived from the Mexican wild turkey, but had been domesticated by the Indians long before the discovery of America; weak player; {i} large domesticated bird, flesh of this bird used for food; failure, flop (Slang); stupid person (Slang); an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"; large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual; "the first experiment was a real turkey"; "the meeting was a dud as far as new business was concerned"; Turkish Republic since 29 October 1923, 780,580 square km, population of 70,000,000; a person who does something thoughtless or annoying; "some joker is blocking the driveway"; Three straight strikes; flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted; A stupid or incompetent person; large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
Turkey Day: Thanksgiving; an American holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday of November
Turkey red: Of a vibrant red colour
Turkey red: A vibrant red colour
Turkey red colour:.
turkey frills: Paper frills or "booties" that are placed on the end of turkey or other poultry drumsticks
turkey slap: the act of hitting someone in the face with one's penis
turkey tones: The intercept sound and frequencies a PBX system generates due to dialing error or denial of the service as requested has occurred
turkey tones: An alternating high/low tone and frequency generated on PBX/PSTN systems (hi-lo-hi-lo-hi-lo)
turkey vultures: plural form of turkey vulture
Turkey red: A brilliant red
turkey breast: meat taken from the front of the chest of a turkey
turkey cock: male turkey; boastful person, arrogant person
turkey cock: male turkey
turkey leg: the lower joint of the leg of a turkey
turkey red: a bright orange-red color produced in cotton cloth with alizarine dye
turkey steak: slice of meat made from turkey
turkey stew: a stew made with turkey
turkey stuffing: stuffing for turkey
turkey trot: A ragtime dance marked by a springy walk with the feet well apart and a swinging up-and-down movement of the shoulders
turkey trot: an early ragtime one-step
turkey vulture: A New World vulture (Cathartes aura) having dark plumage and a bare red head and neck similar to that of the turkey. Also called turkey buzzard. or turkey buzzard Species (Cathartes aura) of long-winged, long-tailed vulture (family Cathartidae), about 30 in. (75 cm) long, with dark plumage, whitish beak and legs, bare red head covered with whitish bumps, and a 6-ft (1.8-m) wingspread. It uses its keen sense of smell to find carrion. It occurs throughout the Americas except in northern Canada; the northerly and southernmost populations are migratory
turkey wing: the wing of a turkey
Republic of Turkey: Official name of the country of Turkey
Wild Turkey: A brand of bourbon whiskey from Kentucky
Want to check out Waikiki East. I hear they got a fresh shipment of Wild Turkey..
brush-turkey: Any of several species of large birds, found in Australia and New Guinea, in the megapode (turkey-like) family Megapodiidae
cold turkey: The physiological effects of such a withdrawal
cold turkey: Not gradually; all at once. Refers especially to quitting a habit by force of will rather than by a gradual reduction
It is difficult, but possible to quit smoking cold turkey.
cold turkey: The sudden and complete withdrawal of a dependent substance, especially of a drug
jive turkey: Someone who is jiving, as in behaving in a glib and disingenuous fashion
jive turkey: Someone who is jiving, as in dancing. Often applied to people being funny or showy
stuffed like a turkey: engorged from overeating
talk turkey: To talk or negotiate plainly, frankly, or seriously
This will mean talking turkey about the timing of steps for each side to take, and verification measures.
wild turkey: A large gamebird, Meleagris gallopavo, from the United States and Canada
wild turkey: Any of various similar birds
A turkey: gobbler
american turkey oak: small slow-growing deciduous shrubby tree of dry sandy barrens of southeastern United States having leaves with bristle-tipped lobes resembling turkey's toes
brush turkey: Also applied to several allied species of New Guinea
brush turkey: A large, edible, gregarious bird of Australia (Talegalla Lathami) of the family Megapodidæ
brush turkey: black megapode of wooded regions of Australia and New Guinea
cold turkey: complete and abrupt withdrawal of all addictive drugs or anything else on which you have become dependent; "he quit smoking cold turkey"; "she quit her job cold turkey"
cold turkey: Cold turkey is the unpleasant physical reaction that people experience when they suddenly stop taking a drug that they have become addicted to. The quickest way to get her off the drug was to let her go cold turkey. an unpleasant physical condition suffered by people who stop taking a drug that they are addicted to
cold turkey: a blunt expression of views; "I told him cold turkey
cold turkey: {s} sudden and complete
cold turkey: bluntly and in an undiplomatic manner
cold turkey: a blunt expression of views; "I told him cold turkey"
cold turkey: {i} sudden and complete withdrawal from the use of alcohol or narcotic drug or from smoking
european turkey oak: large deciduous tree of central and southern Europe and Asia Minor having oblong-lanceolate leaves with spiked lobes
go cold turkey: {f} stop doing a habitual activity suddenly and completely (such as smoking); undergo abrupt and complete withdrawal from a habitual activity; start or do something without preparation or practice
ocellated turkey: wild turkey of Central America and northern South America
plain turkey: popular Australian game bird
stop cold turkey: stop doing a habitual activity suddenly and completely (such as smoking)
talk turkey: discuss frankly, often in a business context
talk turkey: speak honestly, speak frankly; speak seriously, get to the point; (Slang) perform oral sex
turkeys: Turkish
turkeys: plural of turkey
water turkey: blackish New World snakebird of swampy regions
water turkey: The American snakebird
wild turkey: A wild variety of turkey, especially one from which the common domesticated North American turkey is developed

Turkish - English

Definition of turkey in Turkish English dictionary
district of bingöl in turkey: (Coğrafya) yayladere

turkey

Hyphenation

tur·key

Turkish pronunciation

tırki

Synonyms

meleagris, gallopavo, ocellata, flop, fool, idiot, jerk, plonker, prat

Pronunciation

/ˈtərkē/ /ˈtɜrkiː/

Etymology

[ t&r-kE ] (noun.) 1555. From "Turkey traders", who imported guinea fowl into Europe in the 16th century. Meleagris ocellata were thought to resemble guinea fowl.