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PRONUNCIATION OF GALLOWS BIRD

gallows bird play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF GALLOWS BIRD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Gallows 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 GALLOWS BIRD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of gallows bird in the English dictionary

The definition of gallows bird in the dictionary is a person considered deserving of hanging.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GALLOWS BIRD

gallon
gallonage
galloon
gallooned
galloot
gallop
gallopade
galloper
galloping
galloping inflation
gallous
Gallovidian
gallow
gallow tree
Galloway
gallowglass
gallows
gallows humour
gallows tree
gallowsness

WORDS THAT END LIKE GALLOWS BIRD

a little bird
bird
brain-fever bird
cage bird
dolly bird
early bird
elephant bird
frigate bird
game bird
get the bird
give someone the bird
like a bird
old bird
rainbow bird
rare bird
sea bird
secretary bird
shore bird
umbrella bird
wading bird
water bird

Synonyms and antonyms of gallows bird in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «gallows bird» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GALLOWS BIRD

Find out the translation of gallows bird to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of gallows 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 «gallows bird» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

绞刑架鸟
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

horca pájaro
570 millions of speakers

English

gallows bird
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

फांसी पक्षी
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حبل المشنقة الطيور
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

виселицы птица
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

forca pássaro
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাখি ফাঁস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

potence oiseau
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Burung gantung
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Galgenvogel
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

絞首台の鳥
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

교수대 조류
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Manuk gagak
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giá treo cổ chim
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தூக்குமேடை பறவை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फेटाळ पक्षी
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kanat kuşu kuşu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

patibolo uccello
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

szubienica ptaka
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шибениці птиця
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

spânzurătoare pasăre
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αγχόνη πουλί
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

galgeaas
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

galgen fågel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

galgen fugl
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of gallows bird

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GALLOWS BIRD»

The term «gallows bird» is used very little and occupies the 161.340 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GALLOWS BIRD» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GALLOWS BIRD»

Discover the use of gallows bird in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to gallows bird and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Gallows Bird
To avoid disappointment, please note this book was previously published under the title THE GALLOWS BIRD.
Camilla Läckberg, 2011
2
Modesty Blaise: The Gallows Bird
COMICS & GRAPHIC NOVELS / Graphic Novels / General
Peter O'Donnell, 2006
3
The Stranger (Patrick Hedstrom and Erica Falck, Book 4)
To avoid disappointment, please note this book was previously published under the title THE GALLOWS BIRD.
Camilla Lackberg, 2011
4
Andrew Lang's Complete Fairy Book Series: Traditional Folk ...
And who is there that can teach him?' the mother asked herself. But an idea came to her, and she arose early, before the sun was up, and set off for the home of the Black Rogue, or Gallows Bird, who was such a wonderful thief that, though all ...
Andrew Lang, 2006
5
The Pocket Magazine of Classics and Polite Literature
The gallows bird, like the owl, usually seeks for prey during the night, yet he does not appear to possess the peculiar conformation of the eyes that distinguishes that nocturnal depredator. Another extraordinary circumstance connected with the ...
‎1818
6
The Lilac Fairy Book
But anidea came to her, andshe arose early, before the sun wasup, andset off forthe home of the Black Rogue, or Gallows Bird, who was such a wonderful thief that, though all had been robbed by him, no one could catch him. 'Goodmorning to ...
Andrew Lang, 2014
7
The Lilac Fairy : The Shifty Lad and Other Stories
was up, and set off for the home of the Black Rogue, or Gallows Bird, who was such a wonderful thief that, though all had been robbed by him, no one could catch him. 'Good-morning to you,' said the woman as she reached the place where ...
Andrew Lang, 2010
8
Delphi Works of Andrew Lang (Illustrated)
But an idea came toher, and she arose early, beforethe sun was up,and set off for the home of the Black Rogue, or Gallows Bird, who was such a wonderful thief that, though all had been robbedby him, noone couldcatch him. 'Goodmorning to  ...
Andrew Lang, 2013
9
The Stephen Crane Megapack: 94 Classic Works by the Author ...
“And you gallows-bird, you gallows-bird, you gallows-bird! You answer me, do you! They're coming, all, even to the hangman! You'll soon know how to dance without a fiddler! Ah, would you? Would you?” If I had been afflicted with that strange ...
Stephen Crane, 2014
10
The Lilac Fairy Book
A few weeks after that the Black Gallows Bird had news ofa wedding that was tobe heldnearthe town; and the bridegroom had many friends and everybody sent him a present. Now a rich farmer who lived up near the moor thought that nothing ...
Various, 2011

9 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GALLOWS BIRD»

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A Major Exhibit of the Late Andrew Topolski's Work at the Buchfield …
Suspended from it, as if from a noose, is an unkempt-looking corpse of a crow or maybe small raven. A gallows bird. Topolski composed for the ... «Artvoice, Jul 13»
2
Bones In The Closet
'Gallows Bird' kicks it off with a huge drum break and into Mexican style horns before the impassioned vocal comes in to proclaim “My day is ... «Music News, May 13»
3
Toronto's Beliefs releasing an LP, playing US shows around SXSW …
They recently revealed the album's single, "Gallows Bird," but over the course of the last year or so they dropped other tracks from the album ... «Brooklyn Vegan, Jan 13»
4
Toronto concert sampler for the week of December 20 to 26
Gallows Bird”. White Cowbell Oklahoma. Be prepared. This is billed as a Christmas show, so some overplayed seasonal ditty could well be ... «Toronto Star, Dec 12»
5
Riverboat Gamblers: The Wolf You FeedThe Wolf You Feed (2012)
"Gallows Bird" is a slow, bitter march with a deep blues feel, that seems more at home in a whiskey-soaked bar than a skate park. The track ... «Punknews.org, Aug 12»
6
The Hidden Child: Book review
This is the fifth novel in her bestselling crime fiction series and the sequel to The Gallows Bird. With The Hidden Child, Lackberg weaves ... «TVNZ, Aug 11»
7
The Gallows Bird, By Camilla Läckberg, trans. Steven T Murray
The Gallows Bird is the fourth entry in Läckberg's Fjällbacka series. A car crash in Tanumshede initially appears to be a simple accident, but a ... «Independent, Mar 11»
8
Tao Lin's Shoplifting From American Apparel Reviewed
Give Shoplifting From American Apparel a whirl: all 100 pages of relentlessly banal reportage following a fey 20-something gallows bird called ... «The Quietus, Sep 09»
9
On Spoons, Forks, and Knives
... noun forca ~ force betrays its origin from Latin furca “a two-pronged pitchfork,” “a stake for punishment” (hence furcifer “villain, gallows bird”), ... «OUPblog, Apr 09»

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