Bird
noun
A creature with feathers and beak, typically able to fly.
I saw a beautiful bird in the park.
Often appears as...
- bird cage
- bird song
noun
An informal term for a person, typically a woman.
She's a nice bird.
Often appears as...
- nice bird
- pretty bird
Usage tips
Informal
noun
A slang term for a middle finger gesture.
He flipped the bird at the driver who cut him off.
Often appears as...
- flip the bird
- give the bird
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Vulgar
Colloquial
noun
A term for a satellite.
Our company just launched a new bird into space.
Often appears as...
- communications bird
- weather bird
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Technical
noun
A term for a prison sentence of one year.
He got a bird for that offence.
Often appears as...
- got a bird
- serve a bird
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
noun
A creature with feathers and beak, typically able to fly.
I saw a beautiful bird in the park.
Often appears as...
- bird cage
- bird song
noun
An informal term for a person, typically a woman.
She's a nice bird.
Often appears as...
- nice bird
- pretty bird
Usage tips
Informal
noun
A slang term for a middle finger gesture.
He flipped the bird at the driver who cut him off.
Often appears as...
- flip the bird
- give the bird
Usage tips
Vulgar
Colloquial
noun
A term for a satellite.
Our company just launched a new bird into space.
Often appears as...
- communications bird
- weather bird
Usage tips
Technical
noun
A term for a prison sentence of one year.
He got a bird for that offence.
Often appears as...
- got a bird
- serve a bird
Usage tips
Informal
Colloquial
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Pro Tip 1/3Bird Idioms
Learn popular phrases like 'a little bird told me' to understand cultural uses.
A little bird told me it's your birthday today!
Pro Tip 2/3Bird Symbolism
Birds often symbolize freedom or the natural world in literature and poetry.
The caged bird sings of freedom.
Pro Tip 3/3Bird Sounds
Different birds make distinct sounds; 'tweet', 'squawk', 'hoot' describe these.
At dawn, the birds tweet melodiously.
Pro Tip 1/3Bird Idioms
Learn popular phrases like 'a little bird told me' to understand cultural uses.
A little bird told me it's your birthday today!
Pro Tip 2/3Bird Symbolism
Birds often symbolize freedom or the natural world in literature and poetry.
The caged bird sings of freedom.
Pro Tip 3/3Bird Sounds
Different birds make distinct sounds; 'tweet', 'squawk', 'hoot' describe these.
At dawn, the birds tweet melodiously.
Pro Tip 1/3Bird Idioms
Learn popular phrases like 'a little bird told me' to understand cultural uses.
A little bird told me it's your birthday today!
Pro Tip 2/3Bird Symbolism
Birds often symbolize freedom or the natural world in literature and poetry.
The caged bird sings of freedom.
Pro Tip 3/3Bird Sounds
Different birds make distinct sounds; 'tweet', 'squawk', 'hoot' describe these.
At dawn, the birds tweet melodiously.
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Video examples
DJing to the sounds of...
and I needed a way to reconnect with nature but I'm also a musician and so I sat down at my computer started listening to different bird songs online and put a few down to some beats just to see what would happen lo and behold now I travel the world as an explorer recording the sounds of different kinds
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Symbiosis: A surprising...
which they return for in the winter and spring. And these birds are smart. They remember where all those seeds are. They even use landmarks on the landscape -- trees, stumps, rocks -- to triangulate to caches buried deep under the snow. What they don't go back and get, those seeds become whitebark.
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Emma Teeling: The secret...
that can perceive the world slightly differently than us. Bats are usually synonymous with some type of evil events. They are the perpetrators in horror movies, such as this famous "Nightwing." Also, if you think about it, demons always have bat wings, whereas birds, they typically --
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Unbelievable Bird...
food is so scarce that more than two adults are needed to search for it if a nest full of chicks is to be kept supplied this bird is not the parent of these nestlings it's one of last year's chicks who has stayed on to help raise this year's brood
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Sir David Attenborough...
my broadcasting life without ever having filmed the arches pheasant and it's it's beyond question one of the most dramatic bird displays ever i mean it goes out saying the bird is extremely shy if you go and sit there they simply
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UK National Parks in 100...
hair much of this land is managed for shooting birds through a combination of cutting grazing and burning large parts of our national parks are agricultural lands supporting the people livelihoods and
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Mesmerising Owl Moments...
as they grow they'll give us a rare and incredible opportunity to learn more about these secretive birds we've already thought of her name or she's luna we always tend to give her birds names
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Attenborough: the...
What bird has the most elaborate, the most complex, the most beautiful song in the world? I guess there are lots of contenders but this bird must be one of them.
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These Ancient Birds Have...
These birds mate for life and the male reaffirms the bond by displaying to the female. They're building a mud nest on the underside of the boulder's overhang,
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Birds Feast on Bee Swarm...
The birds use all sorts of different tactics to snare as many bees as they can. A long bill certainly helps.
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DJing to the sounds of...
and I needed a way to reconnect with nature but I'm also a musician and so I sat down at my computer started listening to different bird songs online and put a few down to some beats just to see what would happen lo and behold now I travel the world as an explorer recording the sounds of different kinds
Video examples
Symbiosis: A surprising...
which they return for in the winter and spring. And these birds are smart. They remember where all those seeds are. They even use landmarks on the landscape -- trees, stumps, rocks -- to triangulate to caches buried deep under the snow. What they don't go back and get, those seeds become whitebark.
Video examples
Emma Teeling: The secret...
that can perceive the world slightly differently than us. Bats are usually synonymous with some type of evil events. They are the perpetrators in horror movies, such as this famous "Nightwing." Also, if you think about it, demons always have bat wings, whereas birds, they typically --
Video examples
Unbelievable Bird...
food is so scarce that more than two adults are needed to search for it if a nest full of chicks is to be kept supplied this bird is not the parent of these nestlings it's one of last year's chicks who has stayed on to help raise this year's brood
Video examples
Sir David Attenborough...
my broadcasting life without ever having filmed the arches pheasant and it's it's beyond question one of the most dramatic bird displays ever i mean it goes out saying the bird is extremely shy if you go and sit there they simply
Video examples
UK National Parks in 100...
hair much of this land is managed for shooting birds through a combination of cutting grazing and burning large parts of our national parks are agricultural lands supporting the people livelihoods and
Video examples
Mesmerising Owl Moments...
as they grow they'll give us a rare and incredible opportunity to learn more about these secretive birds we've already thought of her name or she's luna we always tend to give her birds names
Video examples
Attenborough: the...
What bird has the most elaborate, the most complex, the most beautiful song in the world? I guess there are lots of contenders but this bird must be one of them.
Video examples
These Ancient Birds Have...
These birds mate for life and the male reaffirms the bond by displaying to the female. They're building a mud nest on the underside of the boulder's overhang,
Video examples
Birds Feast on Bee Swarm...
The birds use all sorts of different tactics to snare as many bees as they can. A long bill certainly helps.
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Quote examples
Jens Voigt
German Athlete
It is the passion inside me that means I keep going. I love what I do, and I think I am lucky to do it. When I am riding a quiet country road, I hear the birds singing and think, 'I am in my office now.
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Jimmy Piersall
American Athlete
I'm the gooney bird that walked to the bank. I'm doing better than most of those guys who said I was crazy.
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Langston Hughes
American Poet
Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.
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Ingmar Bergman
Swedish Director
I am normally afraid of birds and have never dreamt of any bird in my life.
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Victor Hugo
French Author
The soul has illusions as the bird has wings: it is supported by them.
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Janice Dickinson
American Model
Self-help books are for the birds. Self-help groups are where it's at.
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Malala Yousafzai
Pakistani Activist
My father always said, 'Malala will be free as a bird.
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Jonathan Franzen
American Novelist
For most of my life, I didn't pay attention to birds.
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W. E. B. Griffin
Writer
Argentina has the best bird shooting in the world.
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Bill Bailey
English Comedian
I love to watch birds and wildlife.
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Jens Voigt
German Athlete
It is the passion inside me that means I keep going. I love what I do, and I think I am lucky to do it. When I am riding a quiet country road, I hear the birds singing and think, 'I am in my office now.
Quote examples
Jimmy Piersall
American Athlete
I'm the gooney bird that walked to the bank. I'm doing better than most of those guys who said I was crazy.
Quote examples
Langston Hughes
American Poet
Hold fast to dreams, for if dreams die, life is a broken-winged bird that cannot fly.
Quote examples
Ingmar Bergman
Swedish Director
I am normally afraid of birds and have never dreamt of any bird in my life.
Quote examples
Victor Hugo
French Author
The soul has illusions as the bird has wings: it is supported by them.
Quote examples
Janice Dickinson
American Model
Self-help books are for the birds. Self-help groups are where it's at.
Quote examples
Malala Yousafzai
Pakistani Activist
My father always said, 'Malala will be free as a bird.
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Jonathan Franzen
American Novelist
For most of my life, I didn't pay attention to birds.
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W. E. B. Griffin
Writer
Argentina has the best bird shooting in the world.
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Bill Bailey
English Comedian
I love to watch birds and wildlife.
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