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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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jaybird
(definition)
n 1: common jay of eastern North America; bright blue with grey
breast [syn: blue jay, jaybird, Cyanocitta cristata]
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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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burd
(name)
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belabored
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neighbored