birds
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
An inflected form of bird · plural.
How often you will meet it
Rank 1,321 of 71,295 words measured. It occurs 13,843 times across 155,139 chapters — 0.007% 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
birds 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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Remi and Blaise feed birds at their table, bless them, and make them strong.
The Dream · Émile Zola · Chapter 1
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There was a stall full of birds in cages, singing away with all their might.
The Dutch Twins · Lucy Fitch Perkins · Chapter 1
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Under its loosened vest Fluttered her little breast Like birds within their nest By the hawk frighted.
The Complete Poetical Works of Henry · Henry Wadsworth Longfellow · Chapter 1
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In my return, I perceived many wild birds, and was terrified by some seals which made off to sea.
The Life and Most Surprising Adventures · Daniel Defoe · Chapter 1
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Once he had known birds only by sight, but now he knew every calling, twittering, winging soul of them by name.
The Heart of the Hills · John, Jr. Fox · Chapter 1