| bird
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(noun) warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings |
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| (noun) the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food |
Synonyms:
fowl |
| (noun) informal terms for a (young) woman |
Synonyms:
doll,
skirt,
chick,
dame,
wench |
| (noun) a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt |
Synonyms:
raspberry,
hiss,
razz,
razzing,
hoot,
snort,
Bronx cheer,
boo |
| (noun) badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers |
Synonyms:
shuttle,
shuttlecock,
birdie |
| birdbath
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(noun) an ornamental basin (usually in a garden) for birds to bathe in |
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| birdbrain
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(noun) a person with confused ideas; incapable of serious thought |
Synonyms:
loon,
addle-head,
addlehead |
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| birdcage
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(noun) a cage in which a bird can be kept |
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| birdcall
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(noun) the characteristic sound produced by a bird |
Synonyms:
song,
call,
birdsong |
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| (noun) a device for imitating a birdcall |
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| birder
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(noun) a person who identifies and studies birds in their natural habitats |
Synonyms:
bird watcher |
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| birdfeeder
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(noun) an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds |
Synonyms:
bird feeder,
feeder |
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| birdhouse
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(noun) a shelter for birds |
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| birdie
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(noun) (golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole |
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| (noun) badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers |
Synonyms:
shuttle,
shuttlecock,
bird |
| birdlime
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(noun) a sticky adhesive that is smeared on small branches to capture small birds |
Synonyms:
lime |
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| birdnest
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(noun) nest where birds lay their eggs and hatch their young |
Synonyms:
bird nest,
bird's nest |
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| birdnesting
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(noun) hunting for birds' nests to get the eggs |
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| birdseed
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(noun) food given to birds; usually mixed seeds |
Synonyms:
bird feed,
bird food |
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| birdsong
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(noun) the characteristic sound produced by a bird |
Synonyms:
song,
call,
birdcall |
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