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Boredom is the dream bird that hatches the egg of experience. A rustling in the leaves drives him away.
Walter Benjamin

Meaning of "bird" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BIRD

Old English bridd, of unknown origin.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF BIRD

bird  [bɜːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BIRD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bird is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES BIRD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

bird

Bird

Birds are feathered, winged, two-legged, warm-blooded, egg-laying vertebrates. Aves ranks as the tetrapod class with the most living species, approximately ten thousand. Extant birds belong to the subclass Neornithes, living worldwide and ranging in size from the 5 cm bee hummingbird to the 2.75 m ostrich. The fossil record indicates that birds emerged within the theropod dinosaurs during the Jurassic period, around 150 million years ago. Most researchers agree that modern-day birds are the only living members of the Dinosauria clade. 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. Extant 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 diverse endemic island species. Some species of birds, particularly penguins and members of the Anatidae family, are adapted to swim.

Definition of bird in the English dictionary

The first definition of bird in the dictionary is any warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate of the class Aves, characterized by a body covering of feathers and forelimbs modified as wings. Birds vary in size between the ostrich and the humming bird related adjectives avian ornithic. Other definition of bird is a person. Bird is also a girl or young woman, esp one's girlfriend.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BIRD


absurd
əbˈsɜːd
bluebird
ˈbluːˌbɜːd
blurred
blɜːd
Byrd
bɜːd
crossword
ˈkrɒswɜːd
deferred
dɪˈfɜːd
firebird
ˈfaɪəˌbɜːd
heard
hɜːd
herd
hɜːd
hummingbird
ˈhʌmɪŋˌbɜːd
Hurd
hɜːd
inferred
ɪnˈfɜːd
keyword
ˈkiːˌwɜːd
nerd
nɜːd
password
ˈpɑːsˌwɜːd
preferred
prɪˈfɜːd
third
θɜːd
thunderbird
ˈθʌndəˌbɜːd
Verde
vɜːd
word
wɜːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BIRD

bird bath
bird brain
bird cage
bird call
bird cherry
bird colonel
bird dog
bird fancier
bird feeder
bird flu
bird food
bird louse
bird nesting
bird of paradise
bird of paradise flower
bird of passage
bird of peace
bird of prey
bird pepper

WORDS THAT END LIKE BIRD

a little bird
Baird
bellbird
cowbird
early bird
early-bird
get the bird
ladybird
laird
like a bird
lovebird
mockingbird
night-bird
old bird
snowbird
songbird
sunbird
weird
yardbird
yellowbird

Synonyms and antonyms of bird in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «BIRD»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «bird» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of bird

Translation of «bird» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BIRD

Find out the translation of bird to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of bird from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bird» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ave
570 millions of speakers

English

bird
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पक्षी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

طَائِر
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

птица
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

pássaro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাখি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

oiseau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

burung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Vogel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Manuk
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

chim
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பறவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पक्षी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

kuş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

uccello
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

ptak
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

птах
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

pasăre
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

πουλί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

voël
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

fågel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

fugl
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bird

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BIRD»

The term «bird» is very widely used and occupies the 3.625 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BIRD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «bird» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «bird» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about bird

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10 QUOTES WITH «BIRD»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word bird.
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Spiro T. Agnew
Some newspapers are fit only to line the bottom of bird cages.
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Todd Akin
You know, don't tell anybody I'm a jail bird, you know, but there were a bunch of us that were years ago involved in the pro-life movement.
3
Neil Armstrong
Gliders, sail planes, they're wonderful flying machines. It's the closest you can come to being a bird.
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Norman Ralph Augustine
The early bird gets the worm. The early worm... gets eaten.
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Drew Barrymore
A fish may love a bird, but where would they live?
6
Francis Beaumont
Faith without works is like a bird without wings; though she may hop with her companions on earth, yet she will never fly with them to heaven.
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Walter Benjamin
Boredom is the dream bird that hatches the egg of experience. A rustling in the leaves drives him away.
8
John Berry
The bird of paradise alights only upon the hand that does not grasp.
9
Maeve Binchy
I have been blessed with friends who do things rather than buy things: friends who will change books at the library, take a bag of your old clothes to a thrift store, bring you cuttings and plant them in a window box, fill the bird feeder in your garden when you can't get out.
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Tim Birkhead
There are several ways we can know what a dog, a bird or, indeed, any other organism can see, for example either by looking at the structure of the eye and comparing it with other species, or by behavioural tests.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BIRD»

Discover the use of bird in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bird and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Then my father sat down beside him, put his arm around my brother's shoulder, and said, 'Bird by bird, buddy. Just take it bird by bird.'" From the Trade Paperback edition.
Anne Lamott, 2007
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The Burgess Bird Book for Children
Renowned naturalist and author of children's books on wildlife successfully blends information and entertainment in his book about birds, among them saucy Jenny Wren, Redwing the Blackbird, Melody the Wood Thrush, Spooky the Screech Owl, ...
Thornton W. Burgess, 2006
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The Unfeathered Bird
The illustrations, very much the heart of the book, are superbly realized. Valuable and informative, the work has an irresistible charm that will appeal to a broad audience."--John Sill, wildlife artist
Katrina Van Grouw, 2013
4
Homeless Bird
Leaving Home...forever.
Gloria Whelan, 2009
5
Gooney Bird Greene
Through Gooney Bird and her tales, the acclaimed author Lois Lowry introduces young readers to the elements of storytelling. This book will encourage the storyteller in everyone.
Lois Lowry, 2010
6
Bird
Full of menace. Full of secrets. Then one day a boy named Farley appears. Farley helps Miranda embrace her destiny with the wind . . . and uncover the Manor’s hidden past. From the Hardcover edition.
Rita Murphy, 2008
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I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
Poetic and powerful, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings is a modern American classic that will touch hearts and change minds for as long as people read. From the Paperback edition.
Maya Angelou, 2010
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The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle: A Novel
Japan's most highly regarded novelist now vaults into the first ranks of international fiction writers with this heroically imaginative novel, which is at once a detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of ...
Haruki Murakami, 2010
9
Bird
From the author of the successful The Greenway comes an atmospheric tale of a young woman's search to uncover the demons haunting her grandfather - images of a woman hanging from a tree.
Jane Adams, 1998
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The Painted Bird
Originally published in 1965, The Painted Bird established Jerzy Kosinski as a major literary figure.
Jerzy Kosinski, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BIRD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bird is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Wayne Chicken Show immune to bird flu concerns
Avian influenza, a deadly virus most of us know as bird flu, has infected poultry farms across the country, including some in Northeast Nebraska ... «Sioux City Journal, Jul 15»
2
Boston 101: #60 • "Down to the River” • Brown Bird
More than any other songwriter of my lifetime, I feel the same applies to Brown Bird's David Lamb. A real searcher and a deep thinker, Dave ... «Boston Herald, Jul 15»
3
Louisiana's early migratory bird seasons set by LWFC
The opening split of the 2015 Louisiana dove season in the north zone will open on Sept. 5 and run through Sept. 27 if the U.S. Fish and ... «Shreveport Times, Jul 15»
4
This Golden Retriever Snuggling With His Bird And Hamster Besties …
Some pictures are just of Bob and one bird snuggled under a blanket, others show the hamster perched on his nose, but the best photos show ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
5
200 pounds of marijuana, evidence of bird fighting uncovered in …
The six people who were arrested in connection with the illegal cultivation face various charges, including bird fighting and illegal possession ... «KCRA Sacramento, Jul 15»
6
Victor Schukov: How do you attract the right type of bird to your …
Which brings me to my problem with bird feeders. Of late, my two feeders are emptied within hours by black birds and grackles (those motley ... «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
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What to do if you find a baby bird
SALT LAKE CITY — Wildlife officials have offered guidelines on what to do upon finding a baby bird out of its nest. Ron Stewart, regional ... «Deseret News, Jul 15»
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Dominic Bird shifts from Crusaders to Chiefs, looks to 'enhance' his …
Bird made his Investec Super Rugby debut in 2013 for the Crusaders, having played 31 matches for them. He made his All Blacks debut ... «TVNZ, Jul 15»
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Delaware Nature Society embarks on bird banding effort
The Delaware Nature Society has launched a new bird banding program to track birds in the Ashland Nature Center and at the Bucktoe Creek ... «Delaware First Media, Jul 15»
10
Mitchell keeps Bird at arms length
Daryl Mitchell carried on his crusade against Hampshire as Worcestershire recovered from an early crisis in the New Road clash between the ... «ESPNcricinfo.com, Jul 15»

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