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The Meaning of bird
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(n.) Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).
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(n.) A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See Aves.
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(n.) Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.
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(n.) Fig.: A girl; a maiden.
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(v. i.) To catch or shoot birds.
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(v. i.) Hence: To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.
Synonyms
fowl
,
dame
,
doll
,
wench
,
skirt
,
chick
,
boo
,
hoot
,
Bronx cheer
,
hiss
,
raspberry
,
razzing
,
razz
,
snort
,
shuttlecock
,
birdie
,
shuttle
,
birdwatch
Homophones
burd
,
burred
,
byrd
Rhymes
absurd
,
alward
,
bluebird
,
blurred
,
burd
,
burred
,
byrd
,
byword
,
catbird
,
catchword
,
chauffeured
,
concurred
,
conferred
,
cowherd
,
crossword
,
curd
,
deferred
,
deterred
,
ferd
,
firebird
,
foreword
,
furred
,
gerd
,
gird
,
gjerde
,
heard
,
herd
,
hummingbird
,
hurd
,
incurred
,
inferred
,
interred
,
jerde
,
keyword
,
kingbird
,
kurd
,
ladybird
,
leard
,
misheard
,
mockingbird
,
nerd
,
overheard
,
password
,
preferred
,
purred
,
recurred
,
redbird
,
referred
,
reword
,
shorebird
,
slurred
,
snowbird
,
songbird
,
spurred
,
sunbird
,
third
,
transfered
,
transferred
,
uncured
,
undeterred
,
unheard
,
watchword
,
word