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noun(tur-key)a large North American gallinaceous bird (Meleagris gallopavo) that is domesticated in most parts of the world
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noun(tur-key)failure, flop; especially : a theatrical production that has failed
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noun(tur-key)three successive strikes in bowling
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geographical name(tur-key)country in western Asia and southeastern Europe between the Mediterranean and Black seas; capital Ankara area 301,380 square miles (780,574 square kilometers), population 73,085,000
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noun(tur-key)gobbler:1
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noun(tur-key)a strutting pompous person
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noun(tur-key)thanksgiving day
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noun(tur-key)a small oak (Quercus laevis) of the southeastern U.S.; also : a Eurasian oak (Q. cerris)
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noun(tur-key)a brilliant durable red produced on cotton by means of alizarin in connection with an aluminum mordant and fatty matter
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noun(tur-key)a marksmanship contest using a moving target with a turkey offered as a prize
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noun(tur-key)a ragtime dance danced with the feet well apart and with a characteristic rise on the ball of the foot followed by a drop upon the heel
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noun(tur-key)an American vulture (Cathartes aura) with a red head and whitish bill —called also turkey buzzard
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noun(tur-key)abrupt complete cessation of the use of an addictive drug; also : the symptoms experienced by a person undergoing withdrawal from a drug
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noun(tur-key)unrelieved blunt language or procedure
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noun(tur-key)a cold aloof person