definition of
turkey

[1] #1 turkey n. [Meleagris gallopavo] large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food. wn

[2] #2 turkey n. [Turkey, Republic of Turkey] a Eurasian republic in Asia Minor and the Balkans; on the collapse of the Ottoman Empire in 1918, the Young Turks, led by Kemal Ataturk, established a republic in 1923. wn

[3] #3 turkey n. [joker] a person who does something thoughtless or annoying; "some joker is blocking the driveway". wn

[4] #4 turkey n. flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted. wn

[5] #5 turkey n. [bomb, dud] 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". wn