competition vs chicken

chicken vs competition

competition and chicken both are nouns.

competition is not an adjective while chicken is an adjective.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
competition	Yes	No	No	No
chicken	Yes	Yes	No	No

As nouns, chicken is a hyponym of competition; that is, chicken is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than competition:

competition: an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants
chicken: a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops

Other hyponyms of competition include game, athletic competition, athletic contest, athletics, bout, championship, cliffhanger, dogfight, race, tournament, tourney, playoff, rubber, series, field trial, match, tournament, race, spelldown, spelling bee, spelling contest, trial.

competition (noun)	chicken (noun)
the act of competing as for profit or a prize	a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
an occasion on which a winner is selected from among two or more contestants	a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops
the contestant you hope to defeat	the flesh of a chicken used for food
a business relation in which two parties compete to gain customers	a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy

competition (adjective)	chicken (adjective)
	easily frightened

Difference between competition and chicken

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