bird

bird
n.

1) game; land; migratory; tropical; wading; water birds

2) birds of passage; birds of prey

3) (usu. fig.) a rare bird

4) birds build nests; chirp, twitter, warble; flock together; fly; migrate; molt; sing; soar

5) a covey, flock of birds

6) (misc.) to ring birds (for scientific purposes); a bird in the hand ('smt. already possessed'); birds of a feather ('people with similar characteristics, tastes, and standards'); as free as a bird ('absolutely free')

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[bɜːd]
chirp
flock of birds
flock together
migratory
molt
soar
tropical
twitter
wading
warble
water birds
birds of prey
as free as a bird ('absolutely free')
birds of a feather ('people with similar characteristics, tastes, and standards')
a bird in the hand ('smt. already possessed')
(usu. fig.) a rare bird
a covey
birds build nests
birds of passage
(misc.) to ring birds (for scientific purposes)

Combinatory dictionary. 2013.

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