n.
Pronunciation: ' b ə rd
Function: noun
Usage: often attrib
Etymology: Middle English brid, bird, from Old English bridd
Date: before 12th century
1 archaic : the young of a feathered vertebrate
2 : any of a class (Aves) of warm-blooded vertebrates distinguished by having the body more or less completely covered with feathers and the forelimbs modified as wings
3 : a game bird
4 : CLAY PIGEON
5 a : FELLOW b : a peculiar person c chiefly British : GIRL
6 : SHUTTLECOCK
7 chiefly British a : a hissing or jeering sound expressive of disapproval b : dismissal from employment
8 : a thin piece of meat rolled up with stuffing and cooked
9 : a man-made object (as an aircraft, rocket, or satellite) that resembles a bird especially by flying or being aloft
10 : an obscene gesture of contempt made by pointing the middle finger upward while keeping the other fingers down ― usually used with the ― called also finger
11 : BIRDIE 2
– bird · like \ - ˌ l ī k \ adjective
– for the birds : WORTHLESS , RIDICULOUS
bird 2 (kingfisher): 1 crest, 2 crown, 3 bill, 4 throat, 5 auricular region, 6 breast, 7 scapulars, 8 abdomen, 9 tarsus, 10 upper wing coverts, 11 primaries, 12 secondaries, 13 rectrix, 14 tail