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Noun bird has 5 senses
- bird - warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
--1 is a kind of vertebrate, craniate
--1 is a member of Aves, class Aves; flock
--1 has parts:
--1 has particulars: | dickeybird, dickey-bird, dickybird, dicky-bird; cock; hen; nester; night bird; bird of passage; protoavis; archaeopteryx, archeopteryx, Archaeopteryx lithographica; Sinornis; Ibero-mesornis; archaeornis; ratite, ratite bird, flightless bird; carinate, carinate bird, flying bird; passerine, passeriform bird; nonpasserine bird; bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird; gallinaceous bird, gallinacean; parrot; cuculiform bird; coraciiform bird; apodiform bird; caprimulgiform bird; piciform bird; trogon; aquatic bird; twitterer |
- bird, fowl - the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
--2 is a kind of meat
--2 is a part of bird
--2 has parts:
--2 has particulars: poultry; wildfowl
- dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick, bird - informal terms for a (young) woman
--3 is a kind of girl, miss, missy, young lady, young woman, fille
- boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, snort, bird - a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
--4 is a kind of cry, outcry, call, yell, shout, vociferation
- shuttlecock, bird, birdie, shuttle - badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
--5 is a kind of badminton equipment
Verb bird has 1 sense
- bird, birdwatch - watch and study birds in their natural habitat
--1 is one way to observe
Sample sentence:
In the summer they like to go out and bird
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