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bird
noun
a
warm-blooded
animal
that
has
feathers
,
wings
,
and
a
beak
,
and
usually
can
fly
•
A
brightly
colored
bird
perched
on
the
garden
fence
and
sang
.
A
brightly
colored
bird
perched
on
the
garden
fence
and
sang
.
•
We
put
seeds
in
the
feeder
to
attract
more
birds
to
the
balcony
.
We
put
seeds
in
the
feeder
to
attract
more
birds
to
the
balcony
.
Old
English
“
brid
” (
young
bird
),
later
generalized
to
all
birds
;
related
to
German
“
Brut
”
meaning
brood
.
noun
a
slang
word
for
a
young
woman
,
especially
an
attractive
one
•
Tom
thinks
the
new
receptionist
is
a
lovely
bird
.
Tom
thinks
the
new
receptionist
is
a
lovely
bird
.
•
Back
in
the
1960s
,
men
often
called
women
birds
.
Back
in
the
1960s
,
men
often
called
women
birds
.
UK
slang
dating
from
the
early
20th
century
;
possibly
linked
to
the
idea
of
a
lively
,
chirping
creature
.
noun
(
British
slang
)
a
period
of
time
spent
in
prison
;
a
prison
sentence
•
He
served
five
years
of
bird
for
burglary
.
He
served
five
years
of
bird
for
burglary
.
•
Doing
bird
taught
him
to
value
his
freedom
.
Doing
bird
taught
him
to
value
his
freedom
.
20th-century
British
underworld
slang
;
thought
to
be
from
“
bird-lime
,”
rhyming
slang
for
time
.
verb
-
bird
,
birding
,
birds
,
birded
to
watch
or
look
for
wild
birds
in
their
natural
surroundings
,
usually
as
a
hobby
•
Early
Saturday
morning
,
we
went
birding
in
the
wetlands
.
Early
Saturday
morning
,
we
went
birding
in
the
wetlands
.
•
She
birds
every
spring
to
record
migrating
species
.
She
birds
every
spring
to
record
migrating
species
.
Verb
use
recorded
from
the
late
19th
century
in
the
United
States
,
from
the
noun
“
bird
”
+
the
verbal
suffix
.
noun
a
rude
hand
gesture
in
which
someone
raises
the
middle
finger
to
show
anger
or
disrespect
•
When
the
driver
cut
him
off
,
Jake
gave
him
the
bird
.
When
the
driver
cut
him
off
,
Jake
gave
him
the
bird
.
•
The
comedian
ended
his
joke
by
flipping
the
bird
at
the
audience
.
The
comedian
ended
his
joke
by
flipping
the
bird
at
the
audience
.
Originally
American
slang
from
the
early
20th
century
,
possibly
from
“
bird
”
as
a
term
for
a
jeer
or
hiss
of
derision
in
theater
audiences
.