bird
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,344 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 13,608 times across 175,160 chapters — 0.006% of every word in the library.
What it means
noun
- warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
- the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food also: fowl
- informal terms for a (young) woman also: dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick
- a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt also: boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing
- badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers also: shuttlecock, birdie, shuttle
verb
- watch and study birds in their natural habitat also: birdwatch
bird in real books
Each sentence below was written by a published author and is taken from a different book in our library. Open one to read the passage it came from, with narration.
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The Happiest Land The Wave The Dead The Bird and the Ship Whither?
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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As to his voice I can say nothing about that, for the bird never sang at all.
The Yellow Fairy Book: The Grateful Beasts · World Traditions (Celtic, Norse, Asian & Persian) · Chapter 1
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The motions of her mind were as incalculable as the flit of a bird in the branches.
Ethan Frome · Edith Wharton · Chapter 1
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And immediately the bird began to sing, and did not go away until it was told to do so.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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A wood-thrush sang, and he knew the song came from the bird of which little Mavis was the human counterpart.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1