Ostrich
noun
A large African bird that can't fly but runs very fast.
The ostrich is the largest bird in the world.
Often appears as...
- ostrich eggs
- ostrich feathers
noun
A person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth.
He is an ostrich, burying his head in the sand and ignoring the problems.
Often appears as...
- bury head in the sand
- to be an ostrich
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noun
A large African bird that can't fly but runs very fast.
The ostrich is the largest bird in the world.
Often appears as...
- ostrich eggs
- ostrich feathers
noun
A person who refuses to face reality or recognize the truth.
He is an ostrich, burying his head in the sand and ignoring the problems.
Often appears as...
- bury head in the sand
- to be an ostrich
Usage tips
Idiomatic
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Pro Tip 1/3Speed reference
Ostriches are known for their speed, often alluded to when comparing fast runners.
He's as quick as an ostrich on the racetrack.
Pro Tip 2/3Flightlessness
Despite being a bird, ostriches cannot fly, which can be surprising.
Despite its wings, the ostrich cannot take flight.
Pro Tip 3/3Large size
Ostriches are the largest birds, used to describe something unusually big.
My suitcase is like an ostrich, towering over the others.
Pro Tip 1/3Speed reference
Ostriches are known for their speed, often alluded to when comparing fast runners.
He's as quick as an ostrich on the racetrack.
Pro Tip 2/3Flightlessness
Despite being a bird, ostriches cannot fly, which can be surprising.
Despite its wings, the ostrich cannot take flight.
Pro Tip 3/3Large size
Ostriches are the largest birds, used to describe something unusually big.
My suitcase is like an ostrich, towering over the others.
Pro Tip 1/3Speed reference
Ostriches are known for their speed, often alluded to when comparing fast runners.
He's as quick as an ostrich on the racetrack.
Pro Tip 2/3Flightlessness
Despite being a bird, ostriches cannot fly, which can be surprising.
Despite its wings, the ostrich cannot take flight.
Pro Tip 3/3Large size
Ostriches are the largest birds, used to describe something unusually big.
My suitcase is like an ostrich, towering over the others.
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Best Cheetah Moments PIPE...
so far the brothers are winning ostriches have yet to find a way to foil such techniques a cat with a target inside you know the focus in the eyes just the look of that cat she just raises her shoulders up keeping
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Building a dinosaur from...
and you clone it. And I guess you inject it into maybe an ostrich egg, or something like that, and then you wait, and, lo and behold, out pops a little baby dinosaur. And everybody's happy about that.
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Brown Kiwi Mating...
is a most distinctive and peculiar type of bird he's about the size and weight of a stout chicken but he's more closely related to an ostrich to help them locate underground prey in the soil
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Jackal vs. Ostrich Egg...
vulture has anything to do with it these birds are always on the lookout for edible orbs and jackal proof packaging ostrich eggs are an important source of protein and this vulture has a
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Jackal vs. Ostrich Egg...
if this Egyptian vulture has anything to do with it these birds are always on the lookout for edible orbs and jackal proof packaging ostrich eggs are an important
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Jackal vs. Ostrich Eggs...
packaging ostrich eggs are an important source of protein and this vulture has a strategy to get at its contents the Egyptian vulture is one of the few birds
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The Egyptian Book of the...
Ani stands before a large golden scale where the jackal-headed god Anubis is weighing his heart against a pure ostrich feather. Ani was a real person,
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BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
so far the brothers are winning ostriches have yet to find a way to foil such things even the river normally a lifeline for the animals has almost
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Safari Live - Day 261 PIPE...
today introduces says the giraffe I'm sure said ostrich did I said giraffe James James doesn't believe I said
Video examples
Catching Giant Tuna PIPE...
have to raise it with your hands you need a lot of strength to avoid net ripping chaos timing is everything Oakland will spend carry fish on the ostrich Kennedy we can lose fish when we attempt to close them in the chamber of
Video examples
Best Cheetah Moments PIPE...
so far the brothers are winning ostriches have yet to find a way to foil such techniques a cat with a target inside you know the focus in the eyes just the look of that cat she just raises her shoulders up keeping
Video examples
Building a dinosaur from...
and you clone it. And I guess you inject it into maybe an ostrich egg, or something like that, and then you wait, and, lo and behold, out pops a little baby dinosaur. And everybody's happy about that.
Video examples
Brown Kiwi Mating...
is a most distinctive and peculiar type of bird he's about the size and weight of a stout chicken but he's more closely related to an ostrich to help them locate underground prey in the soil
Video examples
Jackal vs. Ostrich Egg...
vulture has anything to do with it these birds are always on the lookout for edible orbs and jackal proof packaging ostrich eggs are an important source of protein and this vulture has a
Video examples
Jackal vs. Ostrich Egg...
if this Egyptian vulture has anything to do with it these birds are always on the lookout for edible orbs and jackal proof packaging ostrich eggs are an important
Video examples
Jackal vs. Ostrich Eggs...
packaging ostrich eggs are an important source of protein and this vulture has a strategy to get at its contents the Egyptian vulture is one of the few birds
Video examples
The Egyptian Book of the...
Ani stands before a large golden scale where the jackal-headed god Anubis is weighing his heart against a pure ostrich feather. Ani was a real person,
Video examples
BBC Earth 50 Top Natural...
so far the brothers are winning ostriches have yet to find a way to foil such things even the river normally a lifeline for the animals has almost
Video examples
Safari Live - Day 261 PIPE...
today introduces says the giraffe I'm sure said ostrich did I said giraffe James James doesn't believe I said
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Quote examples
George M. Church
American Scientist
What dinosaur traits are missing from an ostrich? The ostrich has a toothless beak, but there are mutations that cause teeth and claws to come back to their mouth and limbs. You need to replace the feathers with scales, but there are no feathers on their legs and feet, so you just need to make its whole body like its legs are.
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Jessica Springsteen
American Athlete
We have some goats, some chickens, and we used to have pigs. There used to be two ostriches as well, but they were a little bit violent, so we had to give them away. When we were little, we used to play with the goats all the time. We each had our own little goat, and we'd go and run around with them.
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Mahesh Manjrekar
Indian Actor
The industry is in an alarming condition. And we only have ourselves to blame. If one thriller runs, we all run to make thrillers. What about the dozen thrillers that flopped before that? More than the herd mentality it is the ostrich mentality.
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Al Feldstein
American Writer
Kids are no longer interested in reading comic books; they've got television and the electronic games that they can bury themselves in like ostriches. They don't have to pay attention to what's going on in the world around them.
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John Lanchester
British Journalist
We don't want to think about money in an ideal life; in a well-lived life, money wouldn't be one of our primary concerns, and we prefer to adopt the ostrich position.
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Jack Horner
American Scientist
A chicken grows up in a little less time than an ostrich. An ostrich takes a whole year. A chicken takes a few months.
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Thomas Malthus
English Economist
A writer may tell me that he thinks man will ultimately become an ostrich. I cannot properly contradict him.
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George Carman
English Lawyer
He behaved like an ostrich and put his head in the sand, thereby exposing his thinking parts.
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Lupita Nyong'o
Mexican Actress
I have a very ostrich mentality. I feel like I have my head in the sand so no one can see me.
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Shelley Duvall
American Actress
You don't direct ostriches, you herd them.
Quote examples
George M. Church
American Scientist
What dinosaur traits are missing from an ostrich? The ostrich has a toothless beak, but there are mutations that cause teeth and claws to come back to their mouth and limbs. You need to replace the feathers with scales, but there are no feathers on their legs and feet, so you just need to make its whole body like its legs are.
Quote examples
Jessica Springsteen
American Athlete
We have some goats, some chickens, and we used to have pigs. There used to be two ostriches as well, but they were a little bit violent, so we had to give them away. When we were little, we used to play with the goats all the time. We each had our own little goat, and we'd go and run around with them.
Quote examples
Mahesh Manjrekar
Indian Actor
The industry is in an alarming condition. And we only have ourselves to blame. If one thriller runs, we all run to make thrillers. What about the dozen thrillers that flopped before that? More than the herd mentality it is the ostrich mentality.
Quote examples
Al Feldstein
American Writer
Kids are no longer interested in reading comic books; they've got television and the electronic games that they can bury themselves in like ostriches. They don't have to pay attention to what's going on in the world around them.
Quote examples
John Lanchester
British Journalist
We don't want to think about money in an ideal life; in a well-lived life, money wouldn't be one of our primary concerns, and we prefer to adopt the ostrich position.
Quote examples
Jack Horner
American Scientist
A chicken grows up in a little less time than an ostrich. An ostrich takes a whole year. A chicken takes a few months.
Quote examples
Thomas Malthus
English Economist
A writer may tell me that he thinks man will ultimately become an ostrich. I cannot properly contradict him.
Quote examples
George Carman
English Lawyer
He behaved like an ostrich and put his head in the sand, thereby exposing his thinking parts.
Quote examples
Lupita Nyong'o
Mexican Actress
I have a very ostrich mentality. I feel like I have my head in the sand so no one can see me.
Quote examples
Shelley Duvall
American Actress
You don't direct ostriches, you herd them.
Example 1 of 10
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