bird

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: bû(r)d, IPA ^(key): /bɜːd/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /bɝd/ or [bɝɖ]

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Noun

Singular bird

Plural birds

A bird

A person giving the bird

1. (countable) A bird is a warm-blooded animal that has feathers and wings and lays eggs. Most birds can fly.
   • Synonym: birdy

   A sparrow is a bird and so is a penguin, even though it cannot fly.

2. (uncountable) When you give someone the bird, you give a vulgar hand gesture where only the middle finger is up.
   • Synonyms: the finger and middle finger

   While I was driving along the highway, someone turned into my lane suddenly, nearly causing an accident. I immediately gave him the bird to show my anger.

3. (Asian) (slang) A bird is a penis.

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  A bird of prey
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  A parrot is a type of bird
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  A songbird
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  A ratite
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  A seabird
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  A shorebird
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  A waterbird

Related words

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

Verb

Plain form bird

Third-person singular birds

Past tense birded

Past participle birded

Present participle birding

1. When you bird, you try to catch or shoot birds.
2. When you bird, you look for wild birds in their natural home and try to identify them.