chicken and yellow share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. chicken means “the flesh of a chicken used for food”. yellow means “of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk”. chicken is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈtʃɪkən/
1.n.the flesh of a chicken used for food
2.n.a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
3.n.a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
| chicken | yellow | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈtʃɪkən/ | /ˈjɛloʊ/ |
| Said | CHIK-uhn | YEL-oh |
| Syllables | 2 | 2 |
| Letters | 7 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | noun, adjective | adjective, noun, verb |
| Senses | 5 | 8 |
| How common | Core | Common |
| Synonyms | poulet, volaille | yellowish, xanthous |
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/ˈjɛloʊ/
1.adj.of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
2.adj.easily frightened
3.adj.changed to a yellowish color by age
“yellowed parchment”