Bird Definition

bûrd
birds
noun
birds
Any of various warm-blooded egg-laying feathered vertebrates of the class Aves, having forelimbs modified to form wings.
American Heritage
Any of a class (Aves) of warmblooded, two-legged, egg-laying vertebrates with feathers and wings.
Webster's New World
Such an animal hunted as game.
American Heritage
A small game bird.
Webster's New World
A clay pigeon in trapshooting.
Webster's New World
verb
To observe and identify birds in their natural surroundings.
American Heritage
To shoot or catch birds.
Webster's New World
To trap, shoot, or catch birds.
American Heritage
To engage in bird-watching.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
  • birdwatch
pronoun

A surname​.

Wiktionary
idiom
for the birds
  • Objectionable or worthless.
American Heritage
birds of a feather
  • people with the same characteristics or tastes
Webster's New World
eat like a bird
  • to eat very little food
Webster's New World
flip someone the bird
Webster's New World
for the birds
  • ridiculous, foolish, worthless, useless, etc.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Bird

Noun

Singular:
bird
Plural:
birds

Idioms, Phrasal Verbs Related to Bird

Origin of Bird

  • Middle English from Old English brid young bird

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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