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birdcage

/ˈbɜːd.keɪdʒ/

/ˈbɜrd.keɪdʒ/

Translations

birdcagenoun

birdcages

/ˈbɜːd.keɪdʒ/

/ˈbɜrd.keɪdʒ/

клетка для птиц

She cleaned the birdcage every week.

Она чистила клетку для птиц каждую неделю.

Synonyms

birdcageadjective

/ˈbɜːdkeɪdʒ/

/ˈbɝːdkeɪdʒ/

Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to or resemblance of a birdcage (e.g., "birdcage veil").

Synonyms

birdcagenoun

A structure made of wire or bars in which birds are kept.

The parrot chirped happily inside its birdcage.

Informal: a jail or prison cell.

He spent the night in the county birdcage after the bar fight.

Engineering: a deformation in a wire rope in which the strands separate and flare outward, resembling a birdcage.

The inspector noticed a birdcage near the end of the hoist cable and ordered an immediate replacement.

birdcageadjective

Relating to, characteristic of, or resembling a birdcage; used to modify another noun.

She chose a vintage birdcage veil for her wedding ceremony.