noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a songbird (= that makes pleasant sounds in order to attract other birds )
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Hedges provide good protection for songbirds.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A whole flock of birds; and not loopy-plumed songbirds, but scrappy, raucous brown birds with teeth.
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As darkness gains a firmer grip the songbirds fade and the owls start.
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Finally, and possibly most significantly, songbirds are more territorial in the mornings.
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If the songbird population has thinned, the boats in the cove have multiplied.
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In the dying light other songbirds sharpen calls and phrases, some learned in far places, other continents.
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Midday comes, and the songbirds sit stone still in the brush.
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Strange how this songbird is heard mostly at night.
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The sturdy frame has a special protection to make it waterproof and the cushions are covered in a charming songbird design fabric.