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bird

/bɜːd/

/bɜrd/

bird repellent

bird repellents

birdnoun

birds

/bɜːd/

/bɜrd/

Translations

птица

The bird flew over the trees.

Птица пролетела над деревьями.

птичка

I heard a little bird singing outside my window.

Я услышал, как за окном поет маленькая птичка.

Definitions

A warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate animal distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, and a beak and (typically) by being able to fly.

The bird perched on the branch, singing a melodious tune.

A person who is odd or eccentric in some way.

He's a strange bird, always wearing mismatched socks and talking to himself.

A shuttlecock used in the game of badminton.

She hit the bird over the net with a powerful smash.

A young woman or one’s girlfriend (British informal).

He went to the cinema with his new bird last night.

An obscene gesture made by extending the middle finger (US informal).

He gave the driver the bird after being cut off.

Time spent in prison; a prison sentence (British slang).

He’s done his bird and wants a fresh start.

An aircraft, spacecraft, or missile (informal, chiefly US).

The engineers expected the new bird to reach orbit within minutes of launch.

Synonyms

avian

fowl

winged creature

feathered creature

poultry

birdverb

birded

Past Simple

birded

Past Participle

birding

Gerund

/bɜːd/

/bɝd/

Used for the activities of birdwatching and hunting birds.

Definitions

To observe or identify wild birds in their natural environment as a hobby.

They spent the weekend birding along the coast.

To hunt birds.

The group birded on the marshes at dawn.

birdadjective

Attributive use, e.g. “bird song”, “bird feeder”.

Definitions

Relating to or characteristic of birds (used attributively).

The forest was filled with bird calls at sunrise.