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The Meaning of bird

  • (n.) Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).
  • (n.) A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See Aves.
  • (n.) Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.
  • (n.) Fig.: A girl; a maiden.
  • (v. i.) To catch or shoot birds.
  • (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