bird

bird is part of the Basic English 850.

Pronunciation

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Noun

Singular bird

Plural birds

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bird of prey parrot songbird ratite seabird shorebird waterbird

1. (countable) 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!)

Synonyms

• birdy

Related words

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

Noun

Singular the bird

Plural none

A person giving the bird

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

Synonyms

• the finger
• the middle finger

Related words

• flip the bird