'Bird' definitions:
Definition of 'bird'
(from WordNet)
noun
Warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
noun
The flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food [syn: bird, fowl]
noun
noun
A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn: boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort, bird]
noun
Badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers [syn: shuttlecock, bird, birdie, shuttle]
verb
Watch and study birds in their natural habitat [syn: bird, birdwatch]
Definition of 'Bird'
From: GCIDE
- Bird \Bird\ (b[~e]rd), n. [OE. brid, bred, bird, young bird, bird, AS. bridd young bird. [root]92.]
- 1. Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2). [1913 Webster]
- That ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- The brydds [birds] of the aier have nestes. --Tyndale (Matt. viii. 20). [1913 Webster]
- 2. (Zool.) A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See Aves. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird. [1913 Webster]
- 4. Fig.: A girl; a maiden. [1913 Webster]
- And by my word! the bonny bird In danger shall not tarry. --Campbell. [1913 Webster]
- Arabian bird, the phenix.
- Bird of Jove, the eagle.
- Bird of Juno, the peacock.
- Bird louse (Zool.), a wingless insect of the group Mallophaga, of which the genera and species are very numerous and mostly parasitic upon birds. -- Bird mite (Zool.), a small mite (genera Dermanyssus, Dermaleichus and allies) parasitic upon birds. The species are numerous.
- Bird of passage, a migratory bird.
- Bird spider (Zool.), a very large South American spider (Mygale avicularia). It is said sometimes to capture and kill small birds.
- Bird tick (Zool.), a dipterous insect parasitic upon birds (genus Ornithomyia, and allies), usually winged. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Bird'
From: GCIDE
- Bird \Bird\ (b[~e]rd), v. i.
- 1. To catch or shoot birds. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Hence: To seek for game or plunder; to thieve. [R.] --B. Jonson. [1913 Webster]
- 3. to watch birds, especially in their natural habitats, for enjoyment; to birdwatch. [PJC]
Definition of 'bird'
From: Easton
- Bird Birds are divided in the Mosaic law into two classes, (1) the clean (Lev. 1:14-17; 5:7-10; 14:4-7), which were offered in sacrifice; and (2) the unclean (Lev. 11:13-20). When offered in sacrifice, they were not divided as other victims were (Gen. 15:10). They are mentioned also as an article of food (Deut. 14:11). The art of snaring wild birds is referred to (Ps. 124:7; Prov. 1:17; 7:23; Jer. 5:27). Singing birds are mentioned in Ps. 104:12; Eccl. 12:4. Their timidity is alluded to (Hos. 11:11). The reference in Ps. 84:3 to the swallow and the sparrow may be only a comparison equivalent to, "What her house is to the sparrow, and her nest to the swallow, that thine altars are to my soul."
Synonyms of 'bird'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- atomic warhead,
- avifauna,
- baby bird,
- bastard,
- biddy,
- bird of Jove,
- bird of Juno,
- bird of Minerva,
- bird of night,
- bird of passage,
- bird of prey,
- birdie,
- birdlife,
- birdy,
- bitch,
- boo,
- broad,
- Bronx cheer,
- bugger,
- cage bird,
- cat,
- catcall,
- chap,
- character,
- chick,
- cygnet,
- dame,
- diving bird,
- doll,
- dove,
- duck,
- eagle,
- eaglet,
- feller,
- fellow,
- fish-eating bird,
- fledgling,
- flightless bird,
- fowl,
- fruit-eating bird,
- fulmar,
- game bird,
- guided missile,
- guy,
- hen,
- hiss,
- hoot,
- insect-eating bird,
- Jane,
- jasper,
- joker,
- lad,
- migrant,
- migratory bird,
- minx,
- missile,
- nestling,
- nuclear warhead,
- oscine bird,
- owl,
- passerine bird,
- payload,
- peacock,
- peafowl,
- peahen,
- perching bird,
- pigeon,
- pooh,
- pooh-pooh,
- ratite,
- razz,
- rocket,
- sea bird,
- seed-eating bird,
- shore bird,
- skirt,
- songbird,
- squab,
- storm petrel,
- stormy petrel,
- stud,
- swan,
- thermonuclear warhead,
- tomato,
- torpedo,
- wading bird,
- war rocket,
- warbler,
- warhead,
- water bird,
- waterfowl,
- wench,
- wildfowl
Words containing 'Bird'
- Birding,
- Birds,
- Arabian bird,
- Baltimore bird,
- Banana bird,
- Barley bird,
- Bee bird,
- Bird City,
- Bird Island,
- Bird cage,
- Bird cherry,
- Bird fancier,
- Bird louse,
- Bird of Jove,
- Bird of Juno,
- Bird of paradise,
- Bird of passage,
- Bird pepper,
- Bird spider,
- Bird tick,
- Bird's nest,
- Birding piece,
- Birds, IL,
- Bower bird,
- Buffalo bird,
- Call bird,
- Camel bird,
- Canary bird,
- Cardinal bird,
- Cherry bird,
- Chipping bird,
- Cockyoly bird,
- Cricket bird,
- Crocodile bird,
- Devil bird,
- Dial bird,
- Diamond bird,
- Dragoon bird,
- Fairy bird,
- Flower bird,
- Friar bird,
- Frigate bird,
- Gallows bird,
- Game bird,
- Glutton bird,
- Gorse bird,
- Grass bird,
- Huia bird,
- Hurricane bird,
- Indigo bird,
- Invisible bird,
- Locust bird,
- Love bird,
- Lyre bird,
- Mackerel bird,
- Mango bird,
- Messenger bird,
- Mino bird,
- Missel bird,
- Monk bird,
- Moose bird,
- Mound bird,
- Mouse bird,
- Mutton bird,
- Nankeen bird,
- Night bird,
- Nile bird,
- Nutmeg bird,
- Paddy bird,
- Paradise bird,
- Parson bird,
- Peabody bird,
- Pilot bird,
- Plum bird,
- Plume bird,
- Preacher bird,
- Puff bird,
- Purple bird,
- Rain bird,
- Regent bird,
- Rhinoceros bird,
- Sand birds,
- Satin bird,
- Screech bird,
- Scrub bird,
- Sea bird,
- Secretary bird,
- Shepherd bird,
- Shore birds,
- Singing bird,
- Skunk bird,
- Sociable bird,
- Song bird,
- Strand birds,
- Sugar bird,
- Sultana bird,
- Summer bird,
- Surf bird,
- Tailor bird,
- Tamis bird,
- Thistle bird,
- Toddy bird,
- Tropic bird,
- Turkey bird,
- Umbrella bird,
- Wading bird,
- Water bird,
- Weaver bird,
- Whale bird,
- Wheatsel bird,
- Whidah bird,
- White Bird,
- Whydah bird,
- Widow bird,
- Wingless bird,
- adjutant bird,
- anseriform bird,
- ant bird,
- apodiform bird,
- aquatic bird,
- baby bird,
- barking bird,
- bird dog,
- bird family,
- bird feed,
- bird feeder,
- bird food,
- bird genus,
- bird lice,
- bird nest,
- bird of minerva,
- bird of night,
- bird of prey,
- bird parker,
- bird sanctuary,
- bird shot,
- bird vetch,
- bird watcher,
- bird's eye,
- bird's foot,
- boatswain bird,
- brant bird,
- brush bird,
- butcher bird,
- butcher birds,
- caprimulgiform bird,
- carinate bird,
- cataract bird,
- cedar bird,
- columbiform bird,
- coraciiform bird,
- corn bird,
- corvine bird,
- crying bird,
- cuculiform bird,
- dickey bird,
- early bird,
- elephant bird,
- flightless bird,
- flying bird,
- gallinaceous bird,
- gooney bird,
- green bird,
- humming bird,
- jail bird,
- laughing bird,
- limicoline bird,
- mallee bird,
- mocking bird,
- myna bird,
- mynah bird,
- myrtle bird,
- nonpasserine bird,
- oceanic bird,
- oscine bird,
- passeriform bird,
- pelagic bird,
- perching bird,
- phoebe bird,
- piciform bird,
- policeman bird,
- queer bird,
- quetzal bird,
- raptorial bird,
- rare bird,
- ratite bird,
- rifleman bird,
- rock bird,
- sedge bird,
- shore bird,
- surgeon bird,
- tyrant bird,
- umber bird,
- unicorn bird,
- yard bird,
- young bird,
- Bird City, KS,
- Bird Island, MN,
- Bird's-beak,
- Bird's-eye,
- Bird's-foot,
- Bird's-mouth,
- Bird's-nest,
- Bird's-nesting,
- Bird's-tongue,
- Bird-eyed,
- Bird-witted,
- Canary bird flower,
- Edible bird's nest,
- Egg-bird,
- Galley-bird,
- Golden bird of paradise,
- King bird of paradise,
- Ling-bird,
- Magic humming bird,
- Paradise whidah bird,
- Qua-bird,
- Red bird of paradise,
- Superb paradise bird,
- To hear a bird sing,
- Weet-bird,
- White Bird, ID,
- Yellow bird's nest,
- bird cherry tree,
- bird's eye view,
- bird's foot clover,
- bird's foot trefoil,
- bird's nest fern,
- bird-cage,
- bird-nest,
- bird-on-the-wing,
- bird-scarer,
- butcher-bird,
- coastal diving bird,
- common bird cherry,
- cora humming bird,
- dickey-bird,
- dicky-bird,
- european bird cherry,
- fig-bird,
- humming bird's trumpet,
- lesser butcher bird,
- moor-bird,
- mound-bird,
- northern butcher bird,
- red bird's eye,
- scrub-bird,
- spotted bower bird,
- summer yellow bird,
- Bird's-eye maple,
- Bird's-foot trefoil,
- Bird's-nest pudding,
- Humming-bird moth,
- Marline-spike bird,
- bird's-eye bush,
- bird's-foot fern,
- bird's-foot violet,
- bird's-nest fungus,
- bird-footed dinosaur,
- climbing bird's nest fern,
- man-of-war bird,
- Twelve-wired bird of paradise,
- prairie bird's-foot trefoil