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bird (bʉrd)

noun

  1. any of a class (Aves) of warmblooded, two-legged, egg-laying vertebrates with feathers and wings
  2. a small game bird
  3. a clay pigeon in trapshooting
  4. a shuttlecock
  5. Informal a person, esp. a mildly eccentric one
  6. Slang a sound of disapproval made by vibrating the lips
  7. Slang a rocket or guided missile
  8. Brit., Slang a young woman

Etymology: ME bird, brid < OE bridd, bird, orig., young bird

intransitive verb

  1. to shoot or catch birds
  2. to engage in bird-watching
bird Idioms

birds of a feather

people with the same characteristics or tastes

eat like a bird

to eat very little food

flip someone the bird

Slang give someone the finger (see phrase under finger)

for the birds

Slang ridiculous, foolish, worthless, useless, etc.

the birds and the bees

Informal the basic facts about sexual matters

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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