Sekirov Dictionary

vulture

UK /ˈvʌltʃə/US /ˈvʌlt͡ʃɚ/

noun 2
adjective 1
verb 1
forms 3

noun2

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Any of several carrion-eating birds of the families Accipitridae and Cathartidae.
- In clusters on the plain, like cowlless monks at matins, sat the vultures that had settled on the corpse of the hyena impaled by the female rhino […] — 1982
•
(informal, figurative) A person who profits from the suffering of others.
- Within ten minutes of the accident, the vultures appeared and were organizing lawsuits.

adjective1

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(no longer used) ravenous; rapacious
- Whose vultur thought doth pitch the price so hie, That she will draw his lips rich treasure drie. — 1593

verb1

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(informal, figurative) To circle around one's target as if one were a vulture.
- Rudy vultured when asking the girl out.

forms

vultured · vulturing · vultures

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