n.
1) game; land; migratory; tropical; wading; water ~s
2) ~s of passage; ~s of prey
3) ( usu. fig .) a rare ~
4) ~s build nests; chirp, twitter, warble; flock together; fly; migrate; molt; sing; soar
5) a covey, flock of ~s
6) ( misc. ) to ring ~s (for scientific purposes); a ~ in the hand ('smt. already possessed'); ~s of a feather ('people with similar characteristics, tastes, and standards'); as free as a ~ ('absolutely free')