Bird - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |bɜːrd|  American pronunciation of the word bird
Brit.  |bɜːd|  British pronunciation of the word bird

noun

- warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
- the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food (syn: fowl)
- informal terms for a (young) woman (syn: chick, dame, doll, skirt, wench)
- a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt (syn: boo, hiss, hoot, raspberry, razz, snort)
- badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers (syn: birdie, shuttle, shuttlecock)

verb

- watch and study birds in their natural habitat

Extra examples

A large bird flew overhead.

The birds were singing outside our window.

He's a tough old bird.

We met some smashing birds at the pub last night.

The dawn was filled with the sound of birds.

Lot of hooligans birding the poor old man. (N. Coward)

A bird with a spotted back

A bird found only in remote areas of the U.S.

We heard a bird that had a very loud and unusual call.

He's an expert at doing bird calls.

This bird is a member of the finch family.

A bird's body is covered in feathers.

The bird sat on the ledge.

Tracks made by the feet of a bird

The bird landed in a tree.

Word forms

noun
singular: bird
plural: birds
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