EDIBLE BIRD'S NEST

Meaning of EDIBLE BIRD'S NEST in English

noun

: the nest of various small swifts (genus Collocalia ) of southern Asia and neighboring islands that is made chiefly of the dried glutinous secretion of the salivary glands of the birds and is used in making soup

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EDIBLE — manjabil
English interlingue dictionary
EDIBLE — makaon
English-Visayan vocabulary
EDIBLE — adjective see: eat Date: 1594 fit to be eaten ; eatable , edibility noun ~ noun ~ness noun
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NEST — Structure built by an animal as a permanent home or for bearing and rearing offspring. The social insects build systems …
Английский словарь Британика
BIRD — I Any of the warm-blooded, beaked A covering of feather s distinguishes birds from all other animals. Birds have a …
Английский словарь Британика
NEST — I. ˈnest noun ( -s ) Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Middle Dutch & …
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EDIBLE — I. ˈedəbəl adjective Etymology: Late Latin edibilis, from Latin edere to eat + -ibilis -ible — more at eat : …
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BIRD
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NEST — (n.) A snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or situation; a retreat, or place of habitual resort; hence, those who occupy …
Английский словарь Webster
EDIBLE — (n.) Anything edible.
Английский словарь Webster
EDIBLE — (a.) Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes.
Английский словарь Webster
NEST — ( n. ) A snug, comfortable, or cozy residence or situation; a retreat, or place of habitual resort; hence, those …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EDIBLE — ( n. ) Anything edible.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
EDIBLE — ( a. ) Fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
NEST — — nestable , adj. — nester , n. — nestlike , adj. — nesty , adj. /nest/ , n. 1. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EDIBLE — — edibility, edibleness , n. /ed"euh beuhl/ , adj. 1. fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent. n. 2. …
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Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
EDIBLE — adj. may be eaten
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
EDIBLE — n. something that may be eaten
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NEST — I. ˈnest noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German nest nest, Latin nidus Date: before …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
EDIBLE — adjective Etymology: Late Latin edibilis, from Latin edere to eat — more at eat Date: 1594 : fit to be …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NEST — vi to build and occupy a nest. 2. nest ·vt to put into a nest; to form a nest for. …
Webster English vocab
EDIBLE — noun anything edible. 2. edible ·adj fit to be eaten as food; eatable; esculent; as, edible fishes.
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BIRD — noun fig.: a girl; a maiden. 2. bird ·vi to catch or shoot birds. 3. bird ·noun specifically, among sportsmen, …
Webster English vocab
EDIBLE — [ 'ɛdɪb(ə)l ] ■ adjective fit to be eaten. ■ noun ( ~s ) items of food. Derivatives edibility noun …
Concise Oxford English vocab
NEST — [nest] n [ME, fr. OE; akin to OHG nest nest, L nidus] (bef. 12c) 1 a: a bed or receptacle …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
EDIBLE — [ed.i.ble] adj [LL edibilis, fr. L edere to eat--more at eat] (1594): fit to be eaten: eatable -- ed.i.bil.i.ty n …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIRD — [bird] n, often attrib [ME, fr. OE bridd] (bef. 12c) 1 archaic: the young of a feathered vertebrate 2: any …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
BIRD — warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, unique in having feathers and forelimbs modified into wings. The dispersal of birds is …
Britannica English vocabulary
NEST — nest, Nest BrE AmE nest ▷ nested ˈnest ɪd -əd ▷ nesting ˈnest ɪŋ ▷ nests nests ▶ ˈ nest …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
EDIBLE — edible BrE AmE ˈed əb ə l -ɪb-
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
BIRD — bird, Bird BrE AmE bɜːd AmE bɝːd ▷ birding ˈbɜːd ɪŋ AmE ˈbɝːd ɪŋ ▷ birds bɜːdz AmE \ bɝːdz …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NEST — / nest; NAmE / noun , verb ■ noun 1. [ C ] a hollow place or structure that a …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EDIBLE — / ˈedəbl; NAmE / adjective fit or suitable to be eaten; not poisonous : The food at the hotel was …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
BIRD — / bɜːd; NAmE bɜːrd/ noun 1. a creature that is covered with feathers and has two wings and two legs. …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NEST — I. nest 1 /nest/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ] 1 . BIRDS a place made or …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
EDIBLE — ed ‧ i ‧ ble /ˈedəb ə l, ˈedɪb ə l/ BrE AmE adjective [ Date: 1600-1700 ; Language: Late …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NEST — n. & v. --n. 1 a structure or place where a bird lays eggs and shelters its young. 2 an …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
EDIBLE — adj. & n. --adj. fit or suitable to be eaten (cf. EATABLE). --n. (in pl.) food. øøedibility n. [LL edibilis …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
BIRD — n. 1 a feathered vertebrate with a beak, with two wings and two feet, egg-laying and usu. able to fly. …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NEST — n. & v. n. 1 a structure or place where a bird lays eggs and shelters its young. 2 an …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
BIRD — n. 1 a feathered vertebrate with a beak, with two wings and two feet, egg-laying and usu. able to fly. …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NEST — n. & v. --n. 1. a structure or place where a bird lays eggs and shelters its young. 2 an …
Oxford English vocab
BIRD — n.1 a feathered vertebrate with a beak, with two wings and two feet, egg-laying and usu. able to fly. 2 …
Oxford English vocab
NEST — ( nests, nesting, nested) 1. A bird’s nest is the home that it makes to lay its eggs in. I …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
EDIBLE — If something is edible , it is safe to eat and not poisonous. ...edible fungi. ≠ inedible ADJ
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NEST — I. noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird builds a nest ▪ By March many birds have already built nests. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EDIBLE — adjective EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ edible plants ▪ Are these mushrooms edible ? ▪ The meal was barely edible …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
BIRD — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest ▪ an abandoned bird's nest bird dog bird flu bird of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
EDIBLE — [adjective] - suitable or safe for eatingOnly the leaves of the plant are edible.Compare eatable at eat (HAVE FOOD).
Cambridge English vocab
BIRD — (PERSON) [noun] [C] - (informal) a person of the type stated, or (UK and ANZ slang) a (young) woman(informal) He's …
Cambridge English vocab
BIRD — n. elephant bird bird of prey bird stone bird's foot trefoil Bird Larry Joe bird of paradise bird watching frigate …
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Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
EDIBLE — n. Function: adjective suitable for use as food FF1C; edible plant products FF1E; Synonyms: comestible, eatable, esculent Related Words: digestible; …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
EDIBLE — adjective suitable for use as food edible plant products Synonyms: comestible, eatable, esculent Related Word: digestible; nourishing, nutritious, nutritive; palatable, …
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocabulary
EDIBLE — adj. Edible is used with these nouns: ↑ mushroom , ↑ snail
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NEST — n. 25B6; noun the birds built a nest : ROOST, eyrie. the animals disperse rapidly from the nest : LAIR, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
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Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
EDIBLE — adj. eatable, esculent, palatable, good or fit (to eat), wholesome, Rare comestible After the sell-by date, fresh food is no …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
NEST — 1. сущ. 1) гнездо 2) выводок; рой; семья, колония (о птицах, насекомых и т. п.) take a nest Syn : …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
EDIBLE — 1. прил. съедобный; годный в пищу 2. сущ.; обыкн. мн. еда, пища, съедобное, съестное Syn : eatables, foodstuffs съедобный, годный …
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