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[1] any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
[2] a fowl or game bird.
[3] Sports . clay pigeon. a shuttlecock.
[4] Slang . a person, especially one having some peculiarity: He's a queer bird.
[5] Informal . an aircraft, spacecraft, or guided missile.
[6] Cookery . a thin piece of meat, poultry, or fish rolled around a stuffing and braised: veal birds.
[7] Southern U.S. (in hunting) a bobwhite.
[8] Chiefly British Slang . a girl or young woman.
[9] Archaic . the young of any fowl.
[10] the bird, Slang . disapproval, as of a performance, by hissing, booing, etc.: He got the bird when he came out on stage. scoffing or ridicule: He was trying to be serious, but we all gave him the bird. an obscene gesture of contempt made by raising the middle finger.
[11] to catch or shoot birds.
[12] to bird-watch.
[13] a little bird , Informal . a secret source of information: A little bird told me that today is your birthday.
[14] bird in the hand , a thing possessed in fact as opposed to a thing about which one speculates: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Also bird in hand.
[15] birds of a feather , people with interests, opinions, or backgrounds in common: Birds of a feather flock together.
[16] eat like a bird , to eat sparingly: She couldn't understand why she failed to lose weight when she was, as she said, eating like a bird.
[17] for the birds , Slang . useless or worthless; not to be taken seriously: Their opinions on art are for the birds. That pep rally is for the birds.
[18] kill two birds with one stone , to achieve two aims with a single effort: She killed two birds with one stone by shopping and visiting the museum on the same trip.
[19] the birds and the bees , basic information about sex and reproduction: It was time to talk to the boy about the birds and the bees.
[20] Larry, born 1956, U.S. basketball player.
[21] Charles Christopher, Jr. Bird , 1920–55, U.S. jazz saxophonist and composer.
[22] Dorothy (Rothschild), 1893–1967, U.S. author.
[23] Sir Gilbert, 1862–1932, Canadian novelist and politician in England.
[24] Horatio William, 1863–1919, U.S. composer, organist, and teacher.
[25] John, 1729–75, American Revolutionary patriot.
[26] Matthew, 1504–75, English theologian.
[27] Quanah. Quanah.
[28] Theodore, 1810–60, U.S. preacher, theologian, and reformer.
[29] a male given name.
[30] any warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate of the class Aves , characterized by a body covering of feathers and forelimbs modified as wings. Birds vary in size between the ostrich and the humming bird Related adjectives: avian, ornithic
[31] informal a person (usually preceded by a qualifying adjective, as in the phrases rare bird, odd bird, clever bird )
[32] slang , mainly British a girl or young woman, esp one's girlfriend
[33] slang prison or a term in prison (esp in the phrase do bird ; shortened from birdlime , rhyming slang for time )
[34] a bird in the hand something definite or certain
[35] the bird has flown informal the person in question has fled or escaped
[36] the birds and the bees euphemistic , or jocular sex and sexual reproduction
[37] birds of a feather people with the same characteristics, ideas, interests, etc
[38] get the bird informal to be fired or dismissed (esp of a public performer) to be hissed at, booed, or derided
[39] give someone the bird informal to tell someone rudely to depart; scoff at; hiss
[40] kill two birds with one stone to accomplish two things with one action
[41] like a bird without resistance or difficulty
[42] a little bird a (supposedly) unknown informant a little bird told me it was your birthday
[43] for the birds or strictly for the birds informal deserving of disdain or contempt; not important
[44] nickname of (Charlie) Parker
[45] Sir Alan (William ). born 1944, British film director and screenwriter; his films include Bugsy Malone (1976), Midnight Express (1978), Mississippi Burning (1988), The Commitments (1991), and Angela's Ashes (2000); chairman of the British Film Institute (1998–99) and of the Film Council (1999–2004)
[46] Charlie. nickname Bird or Yardbird. 1920–55, US jazz alto saxophonist and composer; the leading exponent of early bop
[47] Dorothy (Rothschild ). 1893–1967, US writer, noted esp for the ironical humour of her short stories
[48] Matthew. 1504–75, English prelate. As archbishop of Canterbury (1559–75), he supervised Elizabeth I's religious settlement

Words related to Bird

fowl, game

Words nearby Bird

birch partridge, birch tar oil, birchbark biting, birchen, bircher, bird, bird band, bird call, bird cherry, bird colonel, bird dismount

Origin of Bird

before 900; Middle English byrd, bryd, Old English brid(d ) young bird, chick

Other words from Bird

bird·less , adjective

Word origin for Bird

Old English bridd , of unknown origin

Synonyms for Bird

fowl, game, feathered creature