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Meaning of "veery" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD VEERY

Probably imitative of its note.

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

PRONUNCIATION OF VEERY

ˈvɪərɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF VEERY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Veery 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 VEERY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Veery

The veery is a small North American thrush species, a member of a group of closely related and similar species in the genus Catharus, also including the gray-cheeked thrush and Bicknell's thrush. Juvenile, banded near Montreal, Canada...

Definition of veery in the English dictionary

The definition of veery in the dictionary is a tawny brown North American thrush, Hylocichla fuscescens, with a slightly spotted grey breast.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH VEERY

alveary · dearie · diary · eerie · enquiry · Erie · expiry · fiery · hosiery · inquiry · judiciary · Kediri · lire · Neri · peri · query · siri · subsidiary · theory · weary

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE VEERY

veduta · vedutista · vee · veejay · veep · veepee · veer · veeries · veeringly · veg · veg out · Vega · vegan · veganic · veganism · vegeburger · vegelate · Vegemite · vegetable

WORDS THAT END LIKE VEERY

battery · beery · celery · cheery · delivery · discovery · eery · every · gallery · grocery · imagery · leery · mystery · peery · photo gallery · recovery · sneery · special-delivery · steery · whigmaleery

Synonyms and antonyms of veery in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «veery» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF VEERY

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veery
1,325 millions of speakers
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muuy
570 millions of speakers
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veery
510 millions of speakers
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veery
380 millions of speakers
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فري
280 millions of speakers
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veery
278 millions of speakers
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muuito
270 millions of speakers
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veery
260 millions of speakers
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veery
220 millions of speakers
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Sayuran
190 millions of speakers
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veery
180 millions of speakers
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ヴィーリチャイロツグミ
130 millions of speakers
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veery
85 millions of speakers
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Veery
85 millions of speakers
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veery
80 millions of speakers
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veery
75 millions of speakers
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हिरव्या रंगाची पूड
75 millions of speakers
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veery
70 millions of speakers
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veery
65 millions of speakers
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veery
50 millions of speakers
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veery
40 millions of speakers
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veery
30 millions of speakers
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veery
15 millions of speakers
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veery
14 millions of speakers
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veery
10 millions of speakers
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veery
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of veery

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «VEERY»

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «VEERY»

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Use of the Veery (Catharus Fuscescens) Call Repertoire in ...
The Veery (Catharus fuscescens) uses a complex call repertoire consisting of two variable continua supplemented by four dissimilar call structures.
Christopher M. Heckscher, 2008
2
The Legend of the Veery Bird
The beautiful Keeper of the Forest helps a gentle, reclusive youth when he most needs it and gives the world a bird with a beautiful voice.
Kathleen Hague, 1985
3
Birds and Nature
One of America's most popular members of this family is the Tawny or Wilson's Thrush, usually known as the Veery. It was called Wilson's Thrush by Prince Lucien Bonaparte, who was a great admirer of Alexander Wilson, and the editor of his ...
‎1917
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Audubon
The quality of voice suggested that of the Veery, but the song was slower, richer, and wholly lacked the Veery's downward spiraling. This first Bicknell's was in some particulars the most accomplished singer of his species we heard, but he ...
‎1920
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The Granite State Monthly
THE VEERY THRUSH. By L. E. Chcllis Story. When the evening dusk is stealing From the meadow to the hill. When the closing flowers are nodding To each other soft and still, From the forest by the river, Where the woodland songsters dwell, ...
Otis Grant Hammond, Henry Harrison Metcalf, John Norris McClintock, 1901
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The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine Devoted to ...
THE VEERY THRUSH. By L. E. Chellis Story. When the evening dusk is stealing From the meadow to the hill, When the closing flowers are nodding To each other soft and still, From the forest by the river, Where the woodland songsters dwell, ...
Henry Harrison Metcalf, John Norris McClintock, 1901
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The Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine
THE VEERY THRUSH. By L. E. Chellis Story. When the evening dusk is stealing From the meadow to the hill, When the closing flowers are nodding To each other soft and still, From the forest by the river, Where the woodland songsters dwell, ...
‎1901
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Granite Monthly: A New Hampshire Magazine
THE VEERY THRUSH. lly L. E. Chellis Story. When the evening dusk is stealing From the meadow to the hill, When the closing flowers are nodding To each other soft and still, From the forest by the river. Where the woodland songsters dwell, ...
‎1901
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Bird-lore: A Bi-monthly Magazine Devoted to the Study and ...
Two days ago, below the stable, in an unprotected spot, I had found — a Veery's nest! From the center of a low meadowsweet bush two great eyes watched me unflinchingly and let me approach by cautious degrees till I bent over the bush.
‎1922
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The Atlas of Breeding Birds in New York State
Veery Cat ha rus fuscescens The unusual, gurgling song of the Veery, a secretive but common thrush, is heard in damp woodlands throughout most of New York. Eaton (19141 wrote that it was a common summer resident in a large portion of ...
Robert F. Andrle, Janet R. Carroll, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «VEERY»

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USMNT learn their group for semifinal round of World Cup qualifying
... team just got knocked out of the Gold Cup and struggled through the tournament despite veery match being on home soil, proving the difficulty of CONCACAF. «Stars and Stripes FC, Jul 15»
2
Corazon Kwamboka Shakes Her Gigantic Behind In A Veery Tight …
Corazon Kwamboka Shakes Her Gigantic Behind In A Veery Tight Skirt (Photos+Video). Thursday, 09 July 2015 14:20 , Written by Edward Chweya · Corazon ... «Ghafla!Kenya, Jul 15»
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A new, rare warbler appears in the Cuyahoga Valley National Park …
... tanagers, rose-breasted grosbeaks, yellow-throated, red-eyed and white-eyed vireos, wood thrush, and a veery carrying a green caterpillar to a secret nest. «cleveland.com, Jul 15»
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Day 156: Missed Connections
As it happened, the woodcocks weren't cooperative, but at least we heard a Wood Thrush and a Veery, saw a Great Black-backed Gull en route, and hooted up ... «Audubon Magazine Blog, Jun 15»
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Bad weather brings more good birding
The Veery is a common thrush in our region and has a distinctive descending series of veer notes. Brian Morin / Ottawa Citizen. Share Adjust Comment Print. «Ottawa Citizen, Jun 15»
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Home for the summer: Birders seek out migrating birds in the …
Some, like the ovenbird and veery, flit around the forest floor and build nests on the ground. Others, like the red-eyed vireo, sing from treetops so high they're a ... «Smoky Mountain News, Jun 15»
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Delaware, Brazil 'veery' linked
Kitt Heckscher's "office" over these last few weeks has been behind a fallen tree, in the woods at White Clay Creek State Park. There, he and two graduate ... «The News Journal, May 15»
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Jonathan Franzen Ruffles Feathers Again
He stood just a few steps from where his birding obsession had begun in earnest in the spring of 2000 with a sighting of a veery thrush in bright breeding ... «New York Times, Apr 15»
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ALWAYS IN SEASON: Early spring brings thrushes to the valley
The veery is a reddish-brown bird with pale spots on its breast. And no eye stripe. This last is important because it helps distinguish the veery from any of a trio of ... «Grand Forks Herald, Apr 15»
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One memorable meal
Suddenly the unearthly, five-level, cascading song of the Veery bird was heard. Maestro jumped up. He knew exactly what he'd heard, but he'd heard it before ... «Pittsburgh Post Gazette, Jan 15»
REFERENCE
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