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Noun
/bərd/,
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birds, plural;
  1. A warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, and a beak and (typically) by being able to fly

  2. An animal of this type that is hunted for sport or used for food
    • - carve the bird at the dinner table
  3. A clay pigeon

  4. An aircraft, spacecraft, satellite, or guided missile
    • - the crews worked frantically to ready their birds for flight
  5. A person of a specified kind or character
    • - I'm a pretty tough old bird
  6. A young woman; a girlfriend

  1. warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
  2. watch and study birds in their natural habitat
  3. the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
  4. dame: informal terms for a (young) woman
  5. boo: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
  6. shuttlecock: badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
  7. Birds (class Aves) are winged, bipedal, endothermic (warm-blooded), egg-laying, vertebrate animals. There are around 10,000 living species, making them the most varied of tetrapod vertebrates. They inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. ...
  8. Chrome Reflection is an album released in 2000 by Bird, a one-off band consisting of Jason Collett, Andrew Cash and Hawksley Workman. The album also featured contributions from Lenni Jabour, Josh Finlayson, Gavin Brown, Kevin Fox, Derek Brady, Peter Kesper, and Mark Kesper.
  9. The following is a list of characters that first appeared in the BBC soap opera EastEnders in 2007, by order of first appearance.
  10. Bird is a 1988 American biographical film, produced and directed by Clint Eastwood with the screenplay written by Joel Oliansky. The film is a tribute to the life and music of jazz saxophonist Charlie "Bird" Parker. ...
  11. Bird is a surname of English origin, and may refer to: * Aaron Bird (b. 1983), Australian cricket player * Alan Bird (1906-1962), Australian politician * Albert Bird (cricketer) (1867-1927), British cricket player * Alfred Bird (1811-1878), British food manufacturer and chemist * Alfred ...
  12. The Rooster or Cock (') is one of the 12-year cycle of animals which appear in the Chinese zodiac related to the Chinese calendar. The Year of the Rooster is represented by the earthly branch character '.
  13. A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, and laying eggs; A man, fellow. [from the mid-19th c.]; A girl or woman considered sexually attractive, as used by a man; Girlfriend. ...
  14. (birdly) Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of birds; avian
  15. (Birds) It is a favorable dream to see birds of beautiful plumage. A wealthy and happy partner is near if a woman has dreams of this nature. Moulting and songless birds, denotes merciless and inhuman treatment of the outcast and fallen by people of wealth. ...
  16. ("the birds") (n): This is a sad thing, when guys spend more time looking for "the birds" than they do fishing, what are these guys after, birds or fish? ...
  17. (BIRDS) Believed to be messengers to and from the gods, all birds are held in great regard. The shamans use tail and wing feather of eagles and hawks in their rituals and ceremonial chanting. ...
  18. (BIRDS) To dream of birds with beautiful feathers or of those which are singing is a fortunate omen. For a person who is not so well off to have such a dream signifies improvements and gains. To see birds feeding on crumbs means you will receive a gift. ...
  19. (Birds) Animals of the Class Aves. See Farm Animal.
  20. (Birds) Geese, ducks, pigeons, seagulls, cardinals, bluejays, robins, sparrows, crows, doves, partridges, pheasants, starlings, falcons, egrets.
  21. (Birds) Of various kinds are met with in armorial bearings. In blazon, birds of prey whose weapons are their beak and talons, are blazoned armed of such a tincture. But such birds as Swans, Ducks, Herons, etc. ...
  22. (Birds) Often used for transport as well as aerial scouting. Smaller birds can also be used to carry exploding tags. In video games, they can attack opponents without exploding tags.
  23. (Birds) Slang for being confined to the ship or base.
  24. (Birds) The Greeks thought that the gods communicated to mortals through birds. Different birds indicated different things, as did the actions of those birds. ...
  25. (Birds) Think your iPhone keeps you distracted from the world around you? Take a walk...