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bullfinch

Meaning of "bullfinch" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD BULLFINCH

See bull1, finch; probably so called from its stocky shape and thick neck.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF BULLFINCH

ˈbʊlˌfɪntʃ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BULLFINCH

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Bullfinch 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 BULLFINCH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of bullfinch in the English dictionary

The definition of bullfinch in the dictionary is a common European finch, Pyrrhula pyrrhula: the male has a bright red throat and breast, black crown, wings, and tail, and a grey-and-white back. Other definition of bullfinch is any of various similar finches.



WORDS THAT RHYME WITH BULLFINCH

chaffinch · chinch · cinch · clinch · finch · flinch · goldfinch · grassfinch · greenfinch · grinch · hawfinch · inch · linch · lynch · Minch · pinch · quinche · rosefinch · squinch · winch

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BULLFINCH

bullet-resistant · bulletin · bulletin board · bulletproof · bulletproof vest · bulletrie · bulletwood · bullfight · bullfighter · bullfighting · bullfrog · bullgine · bullhead · bullhead rail · bullheadedly · bullheadedness · bullhorn · bullied · bullies · bullion

WORDS THAT END LIKE BULLFINCH

acre-inch · at a pinch · column inch · every inch · Gouldian finch · half-inch · house finch · inch by inch · indigo finch · rosy finch · the Minch · the pinch · twelve-inch · weaver finch · zebra finch

Synonyms and antonyms of bullfinch in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «bullfinch» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BULLFINCH

Find out the translation of bullfinch to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of bullfinch from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «bullfinch» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

红腹灰雀
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

camachuelo
570 millions of speakers
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English

bullfinch
510 millions of speakers
hi

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bullfinch
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

البولفينش
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

снегирь
278 millions of speakers
pt

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Curió
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

পাখিবিশেষ
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

bouvreuil
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Bullfinch
190 millions of speakers
de

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Gimpel
180 millions of speakers
ja

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ウソ
130 millions of speakers
ko

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멋쟁이
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Bullfinch
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

hàng rào cho ngựa đua nhảy qua
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

சிவப்பு நெஞ்சு கொண்ட பறவை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

बैलफिंच
75 millions of speakers
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şakrakkuşu
70 millions of speakers
it

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ciuffolotto
65 millions of speakers
pl

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gil
50 millions of speakers
uk

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снігур
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

bullfinch
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κακκινολαιμής
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

goudvink
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

domherre
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dompap
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of bullfinch

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BULLFINCH»

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BULLFINCH»

Discover the use of bullfinch in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to bullfinch and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Bullfinch and Cherry Tree
Beautiful 18th century Japanese woodblock print by Katsusika Hokusai on laminated cover enhanced with foil and debossing.
Peter Pauper Press, 2004
2
International Wildlife Encyclopedia: Brown bear - cheetah
When the chicks are very young the male bullfinch (left) brings seeds and insects to the female, which feeds the nestlings. Later both parents forage for the fast- growing brood. BULLFINCH The male, or cock, bullfinch can be identified by ...
‎2002
3
The Sound Approach to Birding: A Guide to Understanding Bird ...
When I imagine my name in British Birds ('BB'), I always see it after the words ' White's Thrush 17th October, Studland village' so, 'M Constantine pers comm', in Pennington & Meek's (2006) paper on'The Northern Bullfinch invasion of Autumn  ...
Mark Constantine, 2006
4
Every Saturday: A Journal of Choice Reading
It fell out on a day in this last autumn that I had to go down from London to a place of seaside resort, on an hour's business, accompanied by my esteemed friend Bullfinch. Let the place of seaside resort be, for the nonce, called Namelesston.
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All the Year Round
Bullfinch — an excellent man of business — had summoned me back across the channel, to transact this said hour's business at Namelesston, and thus it fell out that Bullfinch and I were in a railway carriage together on our way to ...
Charles Dickens, 1869
6
The Uncommercial Traveller
Certainly not like a Parisian dinner (here Bullfinch obviously became the prey of want of confidence), but of its kind very fair. I appeal to Bullfinch's intimate knowledge of my wants and ways to decide whether I was usually ready to be pleased ...
Charles Dickens, Andrew Lang, 1868
7
Lust, Lucre & Liquor and Piece of Work
BULLFINCH I am going to kill you. Shoot you down in cold blood. HERMAN But the fortune will not go to you, but to Cousin Percy. BULLFINCH I'll take care of that fathead when the time comes! (ENTER CHARLES from behind Bullfinch.) ...
Bradford S. Field, 2001
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The Uncommercial Traveller
Certainly not like a Parisian dinner (here Bullfinch obviously became the prey of want of confidence), but of its kind very fair. I appeal to Bullfinch's intimate knowledge of my wants and ways to decide whether I was usually ready to be pleased ...
Charles Dickens, 2009
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Issues in Life Sciences: Zoology: 2011 Edition
(pyrrhula. Pyrrhula). Is. Not. Due. To. The. Phenotypic. Result. Of. Genetic. Reduction. “The Eurasian Bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) is unusual among passerines in that it has both an extremely unusual sperm morphology and unusually high ...
‎2012
10
Silent Fields: The long decline of a nation's wildlife
Bullfinch The Bullfinch may seem an unlikely candidate for a list of 'noysome fowles' and vermin. However, Bullfinches were specifically listed in the Act of 1566 ('everie Bulfynche and other byrde that devoureth the blowth of the fruit') with a ...
Roger Lovegrove, 2007

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BULLFINCH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term bullfinch is used in the context of the following news items.
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'New powers needed to fight grooming'
... men were convicted in 2013 for a string of offences including grooming, raping and prostituting girls as young as 11 in Oxford as part of Operation Bullfinch, . «Oxford Mail, Jul 15»
2
"We are deteriorating" - neighbours claim new block of flats in West …
Residents of Bullfinch House, on the West Hendon Estate, say they are now at their “wits end” – but feel their complaints have not been listened ... «Times Series, Jul 15»
3
Sweden's feathered finalists
The bullfinch, red hook and wagtail are also still on the list. Swedes and Norwegians simulate a newborn's sight. A team of scientists in Sweden and Norway has ... «Nordstjernan, Jul 15»
4
We must act on results of eye-opening survey
It's a city still reeling from the findings of Operation Bullfinch and a series of arrests since, with young girls groomed and abused by traffickers. «Oxford Mail, Jul 15»
5
Life on the Corner: Haymarket Square [Part 2]
The area between Canal and North Washington Sts. has changed dramatically and has been renamed the Bullfinch Triangle. What was once a ... «NorthEndWaterfront.com, Jul 15»
6
Police officer given written warning after failing to investigate girl's …
But Thornton was there throughout the Bullfinch abuses. Why was she permitted to progress to her new role? She's a very poor leader. Why is ... «Herald Series, Jul 15»
7
Cuts and rising care demands putting more children at risk
THE man in charge of the county's children's services has warned a surge in cases on the back of Operation Bullfinch and other child abuse scandals is leading ... «The Oxford Times, Jun 15»
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Crews tackle building fire in Harleston
It happened at a property in Bullfinch Drive at about 10.53am. Crews used hose reel jets to extinguish the blaze, and had the incident under ... «Diss Express, Jun 15»
9
On an Unspoiled Caribbean Isle, Grand Plans for Big Tourist Port
... including an endemic subspecies of the Greater Antillean Bullfinch, the vulnerable West Indian whistling duck, and important populations of ... «Yale Environment 360, Jun 15»
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Office Lease Up (June 29) NVIDIA Agrees To New 500000-SF Build …
The lease will expire on February 28, 2017, subject to an option to renew for an additional three year term. A subsidiary of The Bullfinch Cos. is ... «CoStar Group, Jun 15»
REFERENCE
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