| gale | | |
| n. (phenomenon) | 1. gale | a strong wind moving 45-90 knots; force 7 to 10 on Beaufort scale. |
| ~ moderate gale, near gale | wind moving 32-38 knots; 7 on the Beaufort scale. |
| ~ fresh gale | wind moving 39-46 knots; 8 on the Beaufort scale. |
| ~ strong gale | wind moving 47-54 knots; 9 on the Beaufort scale. |
| ~ whole gale | wind moving 55-63 knots; 10 on the Beaufort scale. |
| ~ air current, current of air, wind | air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure.; "trees bent under the fierce winds"; "when there is no wind, row"; "the radioactivity was being swept upwards by the air current and out into the atmosphere" |
| weathercock | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. weathercock | weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster. |
| ~ vane, weather vane, weathervane, wind vane | mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind. |
| weathervane | | |
| n. (artifact) | 1. vane, weather vane, weathervane, wind vane | mechanical device attached to an elevated structure; rotates freely to show the direction of the wind. |
| ~ mechanical device | mechanism consisting of a device that works on mechanical principles. |
| ~ weathercock | weathervane with a vane in the form of a rooster. |
| ~ wind tee | weather vane shaped like a T and located at an airfield. |
| fowl | | |
| n. (animal) | 1. domestic fowl, fowl, poultry | a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl. |
| ~ gallinacean, gallinaceous bird | heavy-bodied largely ground-feeding domestic or game birds. |
| ~ dorking | an English breed of large domestic fowl having five toes (the hind toe doubled). |
| ~ plymouth rock | an American breed of domestic fowl. |
| ~ cornish fowl, cornish | English breed of compact domestic fowl; raised primarily to crossbreed to produce roasters. |
| ~ rock cornish | small plump hybrid developed by crossbreeding Plymouth Rock and Cornish fowl. |
| ~ game fowl | any of several breeds reared for cockfighting. |
| ~ cochin, cochin china | Asian breed of large fowl with dense plumage and feathered legs. |
| ~ genus gallus, gallus | common domestic birds and related forms. |
| ~ gallus gallus, chicken | a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl. |
| ~ bantam | any of various small breeds of fowl. |
| ~ meleagris gallopavo, turkey | large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food. |
| ~ guinea fowl, numida meleagris, guinea | a west African bird having dark plumage mottled with white; native to Africa but raised for food in many parts of the world. |
| ~ saddle | posterior part of the back of a domestic fowl. |
| ~ poultry | flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food. |
| n. (food) | 2. bird, fowl | the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food. |
| ~ bird | warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings. |
| ~ wishbone, wishing bone | the furcula of a domestic fowl. |
| ~ poultry | flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food. |
| ~ wildfowl | flesh of any of a number of wild game birds suitable for food. |
| ~ drumstick | the lower joint of the leg of a fowl. |
| ~ second joint, thigh | the upper joint of the leg of a fowl. |
| ~ wing | the wing of a fowl.; "he preferred the drumsticks to the wings" |
| ~ giblet, giblets | edible viscera of a fowl. |
| ~ oyster | a small muscle on each side of the back of a fowl. |
| ~ parson's nose, pope's nose | the tail of a dressed fowl. |
| ~ meat | the flesh of animals (including fishes and birds and snails) used as food. |
| ~ dark meat | the flesh of the legs of fowl used as food. |
| v. (competition) | 3. fowl | hunt fowl. |
| ~ hunt, hunt down, track down, run | pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals).; "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" |
| v. (competition) | 4. fowl | hunt fowl in the forest. |
| ~ grouse | hunt grouse. |
| ~ hunt, hunt down, track down, run | pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals).; "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" |
| poultry | | |
| n. (food) | 1. poultry | flesh of chickens or turkeys or ducks or geese raised for food. |
| ~ domestic fowl, fowl, poultry | a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl. |
| ~ bird, fowl | the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food. |
| ~ chicken, poulet, volaille | the flesh of a chicken used for food. |
| ~ rock cornish hen | flesh of a small fowl bred for roasting. |
| ~ guinea hen | flesh of a guinea fowl (especially of hens). |
| ~ squab, dove | flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled. |
| ~ duck | flesh of a duck (domestic or wild). |
| ~ goose | flesh of a goose (domestic or wild). |
| ~ turkey | flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted. |
| protege | | |
| n. (person) | 1. protege | a person who receives support and protection from an influential patron who furthers the protege's career. |
| ~ recipient, receiver | a person who receives something. |
| ~ protegee | a woman protege. |
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