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bird
(name)
(definition)
n 1: warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by
feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
2: the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
[syn: bird, fowl]
3: informal terms for a (young) woman [syn: dame, doll,
wench, skirt, chick, bird]
4: a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt [syn:
boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing,
razz, snort, bird]
5: badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber
with a crown of feathers [syn: shuttlecock, bird,
birdie, shuttle]
v 1: watch and study birds in their natural habitat [syn:
bird, birdwatch]
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burred
(definition)
adj 1: having or covered with protective barbs or quills or
spines or thorns or setae etc.; "a horse with a short
bristly mane"; "bristly shrubs"; "burred fruits";
"setaceous whiskers" [syn: barbed, barbellate,
briary, briery, bristled, bristly, burred,
burry, prickly, setose, setaceous, spiny,
thorny]
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cluttered
(definition)
adj 1: filled or scattered with a disorderly accumulation of
objects or rubbish; "the storm left the drivewaylittered
with sticks nd debris"; "his library was a cluttered room
with piles of books on every chair" [syn: cluttered,
littered]
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cupboard
(definition)
n 1: a small room (or recess) or cabinet used for storage space
[syn: cupboard, closet]
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halberd
(definition)
n 1: a pike fitted with an ax head
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scabbard
(definition)
n 1: a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet
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shuttered
(definition)
adj 1: provided with shutters or shutters as specified; often
used in combination; "a church with a shuttered belfry
and spire"; "green-shuttered cottages" [ant:
unshuttered]
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sluggard
(definition)
n 1: an idle slothful person [syn: sluggard, slug]
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starboard
(definition)
adj 1: located on the right side of a ship or aircraft
n 1: the right side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is
aboard and facing the bow or nose [ant: larboard, port]
v 1: turn to the right, of helms or rudders
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unnumbered
(definition)
adj 1: too numerous to be counted; "incalculable riches";
"countless hours"; "an infinite number of reasons";
"innumerable difficulties"; "the multitudinous seas";
"myriad stars"; "untold thousands" [syn: countless,
infinite, innumerable, innumerous, multitudinous,
myriad, numberless, uncounted, unnumberable,
unnumbered, unnumerable]
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uttered
(definition)
adj 1: communicated in words; "frequently uttered sentiments"
[syn: expressed, uttered, verbalized, verbalised]
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byrd
(name)
(definition)
n 1: English organist and composer of church music; master of
16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music
printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623) [syn: Byrd,
William Byrd]
2: explorer and United States naval officer; led expeditions to
explore Antarctica (1888-1957) [syn: Byrd, Richard E.
Byrd, Richard Evelyn Byrd, Admiral Byrd]
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larboard
(definition)
adj 1: located on the left side of a ship or aircraft [syn:
port, larboard]
n 1: the left side of a ship or aircraft to someone who is
aboard and facing the bow or nose [syn: larboard, port]
[ant: starboard]
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blubbered
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buttered
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fluttered
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guttered
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muttered
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shuddered
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sputtered
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suburbs
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burd
(name)
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unlaboured