bird

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bird is part of the Basic English 850.

Contents 1 Pronunciation 2 Noun 2.1 Synonyms 2.2 Related words 3 Noun 3.1 Synonyms 3.2 Related words

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Singular bird

Plural birds

1. A warm-blooded animal that has feathers and wings and lays eggs; most birds can fly.

   A sparrow is a bird and so is a penguin (even though it can't fly!)

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• birdy

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• birdbrain
• birdy
• eat like a bird
• for the birds
• songbird
• bird of prey

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Singular the bird

Plural none

1. (uncountable) A vulgar hand gesture where only the middle finger is up.
   • "Then she raised both hands above her shoulders and flipped him the bird with each one." — The Beach House, James Patterson, 2003

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• the finger
• the middle finger

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• flip the bird