chicken
noun
a domestic fowl, Gallus domesticus, descended from various jungle fowl, especially the red jungle fowl, and developed in a number of breeds for its flesh, eggs, and feathers.
chickens
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pluralof chicken.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Of course being headless chickens we can’t think much.
From Salon ● Aug. 7, 2026
Animal DNA came from cattle, pigs, chickens, dogs and cats.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 4, 2026
Chef and co-owner Danny Castillo has earned national acclaim for his Texas-style smoked brisket, chickens, sausages and other meats informed by the ethnic backgrounds of his crew — white, Mexican, Argentine, Filipino and others.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 4, 2026
"I don't know how and where to get the ID card; now I'll go and check," said 17-year-old Abdulrehman Sudais, standing beside a crate of chickens he had carried across the border for his mother.
From Barron's ● Jul. 3, 2026
I think of our chickens, the goats, the furniture we built from trees we cut down ourselves.
From "The Wrong Way Home" by Kate O’Shaughnessy
