transcription, транскрипция: [ bɜ:(r)d ]
( birds)
Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.
1.
A bird is a creature with feathers and wings. Female birds lay eggs. Most birds can fly.
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2.
Some men refer to young women as birds . This use could cause offence. ( BRIT INFORMAL )
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3.
see also early bird , game bird
4.
If you refer to two people as birds of a feather , you mean that they have the same interests or are very similar.
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5.
A bird in the hand is something that you already have and do not want to risk losing by trying to get something else.
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6.
If you say that a little bird told you about something, you mean that someone has told you about it, but you do not want to say who it was.
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7.
If you say that doing something will kill two birds with one stone , you mean that it will enable you to achieve two things that you want to achieve, rather than just one.
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