bird
21 ENTRIES FOUND:
- bird (noun)
- bird's–eye (adjective)
- bird–watcher (noun)
- bird dog (noun)
- bird of paradise (noun)
- bird of passage (noun)
- bird of prey (noun)
- rare bird (noun)
- wading bird (noun)
- bee (noun)
- birder (noun)
- bush (noun)
- flip (verb)
- flock (verb)
- free (adjective)
- hand (noun)
- kill (verb)
- stone (noun)
- two (noun)
- worm (noun)
- worth (preposition)
plural
birds
plural
birds
Britannica Dictionary definition of BIRD
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1
:
an animal that has wings and is covered with feathers
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see color picture on this page;
see also bird of paradise, bird of passage, bird of prey
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A large bird flew overhead.
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The birds were singing outside our window.
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a flock of birds
3
a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush
◊ The expression a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush means that it is better to hold onto something you have than to risk losing it by trying to get something better.
(as) free as a bird
birds of a feather flock together
for the birds
informal
:
worthless or ridiculous
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This town is for the birds.
give (someone) the bird
informal
1
US
or
flip (someone) the bird
:
to make an offensive gesture at someone by pointing the middle finger upward while keeping the other fingers folded down
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He flipped them the bird. [=gave them the finger]
2
British
:
to loudly shout at, laugh at, or boo someone (such as a performer) in order to show disapproval
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The audience gave him the bird.
kill two birds with one stone
the birds and the bees
informal + humorous
:
the facts about sex that are told to children
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He dreaded having to explain about the birds and the bees [=the facts of life] to his son.
the early bird catches/gets the worm
