Definitions for BIRD
bɜrdbird

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. birdnoun

   warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

2. bird, fowlnoun

   the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food

3. dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick, birdnoun

   informal terms for a (young) woman

4. boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort, birdnoun

   a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

5. shuttlecock, bird, birdie, shuttleverb

   badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers

6. bird, birdwatchverb

   watch and study birds in their natural habitat

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BIRDnoun

   A general term for the feathered kind; a fowl. In common talk, fowl is used for the larger, and bird for the smaller kind of feathered animals.

   Etymology: bird, or brid, a chicken, Saxon.

   The poor wren,
   The most diminutive of birds, will fight,
   Her young ones in her nest, against the owl. Macbeth.

   Sh’ had all the regal makings of a queen;
   As holy oil, Edward confessor’s crown,
   The rod and bird of peace, and all such emblems,
   Laid nobly on her. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   The bird of Jove, stoop’d from his airy tour,
   Two birds of gayest plume before him drove. John Milton, Paradise Lost, b. xi. l. 186.

   Hence men and beasts the breath of life obtain,
   And birds of air, and monsters of the main. John Dryden, Æn.

   There are some birds that are inhabitants of the water, whose blood is cold as fishes, and their flesh is so like in taste, that the scrupulous are allowed them on fish days. John Locke.

   Some squire perhaps you take delight to rack,
   Who visits with a gun, presents with birds. Alexander Pope.

2. To Birdverb

   To catch birds.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   I do invite you tomorrow morning to my house, to breakfast; after, we’ll a birding together. William Shakespeare, M. W. of Winds.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bird

   A bird is a feathered, winged, bipedal, warm-blooded, egg-laying, vertebrate.

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1. bird

   A bird is a warm-blooded vertebrate animal that is characterized by having feathers, a beak or bill, wings, and laying hard-shelled eggs. Birds are typically well-adapted for flight and have various adaptations depending on their species and habitats. They are found in diverse habitats worldwide and exhibit a wide range of sizes, shapes, colors, and behaviors. Birds belong to the class Aves, and there are over 10,000 known species of birds.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Birdnoun

   orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2)

2. Birdnoun

   a warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See Aves

3. Birdnoun

   specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird

4. Birdnoun

   fig.: A girl; a maiden

5. Birdverb

   to catch or shoot birds

6. Birdverb

   hence: To seek for game or plunder; to thieve

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bird

   Birds are feathered, winged, bipedal, endothermic, egg-laying, vertebrate animals. With around 10,000 living species, they are the most speciose class of tetrapod vertebrates. All present species belong to the subclass Neornithes, and inhabit ecosystems across the globe, from the Arctic to the Antarctic. Extant birds range in size from the 5 cm Bee Hummingbird to the 2.75 m Ostrich. The fossil record indicates that birds emerged within theropod dinosaurs during the Jurassic period, around 150 million years ago. Paleontologists regard birds as the only clade of dinosaurs to have survived the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event 66 million years ago. Modern birds are characterised by feathers, a beak with no teeth, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a lightweight but strong skeleton. All living species of birds have wings; the most recent species without wings was the moa, which is generally considered to have become extinct in the 16th century. Wings are evolved forelimbs, and most bird species can fly. Flightless birds include ratites, penguins, and a number of diverse endemic island species. Birds also have unique digestive and respiratory systems that are highly adapted for flight. Some birds, especially corvids and parrots, are among the most intelligent animal species; a number of bird species have been observed manufacturing and using tools, and many social species exhibit cultural transmission of knowledge across generations.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Bird

   bėrd, n. a general name for feathered animals.—v.i. to catch or snare birds.—ns. Bird′-bolt (Shak.), a short thick bolt or arrow with a blunted point, used for killing birds without piercing them; Bird′-cage, a cage or box made of wire and wood for holding birds; Bird′-call, an instrument used by fowlers to call or allure birds to them, by imitating their notes; Bird′-catch′er, one who catches birds: a fowler; Bird′-catch′ing, the art or practice of catching birds; Bird′-cher′ry, a bush bearing an astringent wild-fruit in drupes.—adj. Bird′-eyed, having eyes quick of sight, like those of a bird: quick-sighted.—ns. Bird′-fan′cier, one who has a fancy for rearing birds: one who keeps birds for sale; Bird′ing (Shak.), catching birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose; Bird′ing-piece, a fowling-piece; Bird′-lime, a sticky substance used for catching birds; Bird′-of-Par′adise, a kind of Eastern bird with splendid plumage; Bird's′-eye, a kind of tobacco; Bird's′-nest, the nest in which a bird lays her eggs and hatches her young; Bird′-spī′der, a species of large spiders which prey on small birds, found in Brazil.—adj. Bird′-wit′ted, flighty: incapable of sustained attention.—Bird's-eye view, a general view from above, as if by a bird on the wing, a representation of such, a general view or résumé of a subject; Bird's-foot trefoil, the popular name of several leguminous plants, having clusters of cylindrical pods resembling a bird's foot.—A little bird told me, I heard in a way I will not reveal. [A.S. brid, the young of a bird, a bird: either from root of Breed (bredan, to breed) or of Birth (beran, to bear).]

Rap DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. birdnoun

   Kilo. Specifically, of cocaine. "A bird in the hand" -- Ice Cube (A bird in the hand).

2. birdnoun

   English slang for 'girl'. "Around here we say 'birds', not bitches" -- The Streets (Let's Push Things Forward)

3. birdnoun

   A gun. (Desert Eagle, Hawk, etc.)

4. birdnoun

   A jail sentence

5. birdnoun

   The middle finger, especially when saying "flipping the bird."

6. birdnoun

   A bullet. "when mel-man got his time he shot birds at the judge" -- Young Jeezy (Soul Survivor)

7. birdadjective

   Stupid, ill-mannered, small-minded. "....Bird ass niggas, I don't mean to ruffle y'all..."--Jay-Z (Never Change)

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. bird

   A type of animal.

   We all love the birds in the garden and the sounds they make.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 1, 2020  

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1. bird

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2. BIRD

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Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. BIRD

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Bird is ranked #1041 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Bird surname appeared 33,457 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 11 would have the surname Bird.
   
   87.7% or 29,372 total occurrences were White.
   3.2% or 1,097 total occurrences were Black.
   2.9% or 984 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   2.8% or 940 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.2% or 739 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.9% or 325 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Cry
   • Girl
   • Meat
   • Observe
   • Vertebrate

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'BIRD' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2871

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'BIRD' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2658

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'BIRD' in Nouns Frequency: #492

Anagrams for BIRD »

1. drib

How to pronounce BIRD?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say BIRD in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of BIRD in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of BIRD in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of BIRD in a Sentence

1. Kate Andersen:

   Bird Johnson put Lady Bird life on the line in 1964, as the first first lady to campaign without Lady Bird husband.

2. Swiftlet Eco Park Loke:

   We can conduct research and prove the benefit of consuming bird's nest scientifically.

3. Wang Min:

   The well-preserved tail feathers in this new fossil bird provide great new information about how sexual selection has shaped the avian tail from their earliest stage, the complexity we see in Yuanchuavis's feathers is related to one of the reasons we hypothesize why living birds are so incredibly diverse, because they can separate themselves into different species just by differences in plumage and differences in song.

4. Yevgeny Aleksandrovich Yevtushenko:

   Poetry is like a bird, it ignores all frontiers.

5. Mike McGrew:

   I’ve been trying for about 10 years to culture germ cells from other bird species. It’s hard.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=BIRD
2. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=BIRD
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bird
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/BIRD
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=BIRD
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=BIRD
8. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html