Sekirov Dictionary

bird

/ˈbɝd/

noun 15
verb 5
adjective 1
forms 5
phrases 11

noun15

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an animal with wings and two legs that lays eggs and can usually fly
- Ducks and sparrows are birds.
(UK) Booing and jeering, especially as done by an audience expressing displeasure at a performer.
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The vulgar hand gesture in which the middle finger is extended.
- For whatever reason — and there are so many to chose from — they flipped the bird in the direction of the tinted windows of the Bushmobile. — 2002
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(UK, informal) A girl or woman, especially one considered sexually attractive.
- And by my word! the bonny bird / In danger shall not tarry. — 1809
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(UK, informal) A girlfriend.
- Mike went out with his bird last night.
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(slang) An aircraft.
- “Cabin cleaners? They have worked on this bird. Don't you know you've always got to clean up after the cleaners? What they don't teach you in school these days.” — 1967
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(slang) A satellite.
- Will a government- backed APSTAR satellite knock out a planned AsiaSat II bird? — 1992
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(slang) A prison sentence.
- He’s doing bird.
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(slang) A man, fellow.
- He once took in his own mother, and was robbed by a 'pal,' who thought he was a doctor. Oh, he's a rare bird is 'Gentleman Joe'! — 1886
(informal) Snowbird (retiree who moves to a warmer climate).
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(US, slang) A kilogram of cocaine.
- Never dirt on my knees I'm just serving these fiends Sell birds to the bees I sell birds to the trees — 2015
A yardbird.
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(Canada, slang) A penis.
- BUBBLES: One time I was making a model and I glued the wing to a B17 bomber to my bird by accident. — 2004
(no longer used) Any winged animal.
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(no longer used) A young bird, a nestling.
- […] the foxes have holes, and the brydds of the aier have nestes, but [t]he sonne of the man hath not where onto leye his heede: […] — 1526

verb5

To observe or identify wild birds in their natural environment.
To catch or shoot birds; to hunt birds.
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(slang) To bring into prison, to roof.
- Free Criminal, he got birded That's a L but I know he’ll firm it I was vexed when I heard that verdict — 2017
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To transmit via satellite.
- After being sent by fast car to Tel Aviv the cassettes would be 'birded' by satellite to the USA and London. — 2012
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(figurative) To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.
- MAMMON: These day-owls. SURLY: That are birding in men's purses — 1610

adjective1

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(Canada, informal) Able to be passed with very little work; having the nature of a bird course.
- SOC100 isn’t bird at all lol. But ANT101 is super easy & the prof (Dr. Sherry Fukuzawa) is amazing. — 2020

forms

birded · birding · birds · birdier · birdiest

Phrases with bird

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