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absurd
(definition)
adj 1: inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense; "the
absurd predicament of seeming to argue that virtue is
highly desirable but intensely unpleasant"- Walter
Lippman
2: incongruous;inviting ridicule; "the absurd excuse that the
dog ate his homework"; "that's a cockeyed idea"; "ask a
nonsensical question and get a nonsensical answer"; "a
contribution so small as to be laughable"; "it is ludicrous
to call a cottage a mansion"; "a preposterous attempt to turn
back the pages of history"; "her conceited assumption of
universal interest in her rather dull children was
ridiculous" [syn: absurd, cockeyed, derisory,
idiotic, laughable, ludicrous, nonsensical,
preposterous, ridiculous]
n 1: a situation in which life seems irrational and meaningless;
"The absurd is the essential concept and the first truth"--
Albert Camus [syn: absurd, the absurd]
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bellbird
(definition)
n 1: any of several tropical American birds of the genus
Procnias having a bell-like call
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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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blackbird
(definition)
n 1: any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or
predominantly black [syn: New World blackbird,
blackbird]
2: common black European thrush [syn: blackbird, merl,
merle, ouzel, ousel, European blackbird, Turdus
merula]
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bluebird
(definition)
n 1: fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East
Indies [syn: fairy bluebird, bluebird]
2: blue North American songbird
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blurred
(definition)
adj 1: indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred
outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" [syn:
bleary, blurred, blurry, foggy, fuzzy, hazy,
muzzy]
2: unclear in form or expression; "the blurred aims of the
group"; "sometimes one understood clearly and sometimes the
meaning was clouded"- H.G.Wells [syn: blurred, clouded]
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bowerbird
(definition)
n 1: any of various birds of the Australian region whose males
build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to
attract females [syn: bowerbird, catbird]
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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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catbird
(definition)
n 1: any of various birds of the Australian region whose males
build ornamented structures resembling bowers in order to
attract females [syn: bowerbird, catbird]
2: North American songbird whose call resembles a cat's mewing
[syn: catbird, grey catbird, gray catbird, Dumetella
carolinensis]
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clapboard
(definition)
n 1: a long thin board with one edge thicker than the other;
used as siding by lapping one board over the board below
[syn: clapboard, weatherboard, weatherboarding]
v 1: cover with clapboards
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cowbird
(definition)
n 1: North American blackbird that follows cattle and lays eggs
in other birds' nests
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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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curd
(name)
(definition)
n 1: a coagulated liquid resembling milk curd; "bean curd";
"lemon curd"
2: coagulated milk; used to make cheese; "Little Miss Muffet sat
on a tuffet eating some curds and whey"
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firebird
(definition)
n 1: the male is bright red with black wings and tail [syn:
scarlet tanager, Piranga olivacea, redbird,
firebird]
2: eastern subspecies of northern oriole [syn: Baltimore
oriole, Baltimore bird, hangbird, firebird, Icterus
galbula galbula]
3: tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern
Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black
plumage [syn: vermillion flycatcher, firebird,
Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus]
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halberd
(definition)
n 1: a pike fitted with an ax head
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hummingbird
(definition)
n 1: tiny American bird having brilliant iridescent plumage and
long slender bills; wings are specialized for vibrating
flight
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jailbird
(definition)
n 1: a criminal who has been jailed repeatedly [syn: jail
bird, jailbird, gaolbird]
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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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kingbird
(definition)
n 1: large American flycatcher [syn: kingbird, Tyrannus
tyrannus]
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ladybird
(definition)
n 1: small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually
feeds on aphids and other insect pests [syn: ladybug,
ladybeetle, lady beetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle]
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lovebird
(definition)
n 1: small Australian parakeet usually light green with black
and yellow markings in the wild but bred in many colors
[syn: budgerigar, budgereegah, budgerygah, budgie,
grass parakeet, lovebird, shell parakeet,
Melopsittacus undulatus]
2: small African parrot noted for showing affection for their
mates
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lyrebird
(definition)
n 1: Australian bird that resembles a pheasant; the courting
male displays long tail feathers in a lyre shape
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mockingbird
(definition)
n 1: long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United
States able to mimic songs of other birds [syn:
mockingbird, mocker, Mimus polyglotktos]
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ovenbird
(definition)
n 1: American warbler; builds a dome-shaped nest on the ground
[syn: ovenbird, Seiurus aurocapillus]
2: small brownish South American birds that build oven-shaped
clay nests
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scabbard
(definition)
n 1: a sheath for a sword or dagger or bayonet
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seabird
(definition)
n 1: a bird that frequents coastal waters and the open ocean:
gulls; pelicans; gannets; cormorants; albatrosses; petrels;
etc. [syn: seabird, sea bird, seafowl]
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shorebird
(definition)
n 1: any of numerous wading birds that frequent mostly seashores
and estuaries [syn: shorebird, shore bird, limicoline
bird]
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snakebird
(definition)
n 1: fish-eating bird of warm inland waters having a long
flexible neck and slender sharp-pointed bill [syn:
snakebird, anhinga, darter]
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snowbird
(definition)
n 1: medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter [syn:
fieldfare, snowbird, Turdus pilaris]
2: white Arctic bunting [syn: snow bunting, snowbird,
snowflake, Plectrophenax nivalis]
3: small North American finch seen chiefly in winter [syn:
junco, snowbird]
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tabard
(name)
(definition)
n 1: a short sleeveless outer tunic emblazoned with a coat of
arms; worn by a knight over his armor or by a herald
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tailorbird
(definition)
n 1: tropical Asian warbler that stitches leaves together to
form and conceal its nest [syn: tailorbird, Orthotomus
sutorius]
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thunderbird
(definition)
n 1: (mythology) the spirit of thunder and lightning believed by
some Native Americans to take the shape of a great bird
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timbered
(definition)
adj 1: furnished with or made of wood or timbers; "timbered
walls" [ant: untimbered]
2: covered with growing timber; "thickly timbered ridges clothed
with loblolly pine and holly"; "hills timbered up to their
summits"
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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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weaverbird
(definition)
n 1: finch-like African and Asian colonial birds noted for their
elaborately woven nests [syn: weaver, weaverbird,
weaver finch]
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whirlybird
(definition)
n 1: an aircraft without wings that obtains its lift from the
rotation of overhead blades [syn: helicopter, chopper,
whirlybird, eggbeater]
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yardbird
(definition)
n 1: a military recruit who is assigned menial tasks [syn: yard
bird, yardbird]
2: a person serving a sentence in a jail or prison [syn:
convict, con, inmate, yard bird, yardbird]
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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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labored
(definition)
adj 1: lacking natural ease; "a labored style of debating" [syn:
labored, laboured, strained]
2: requiring or showing effort; "heavy breathing"; "the subject
made for labored reading" [syn: heavy, labored,
laboured]
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gaolbird
(definition)
n 1: a criminal who has been jailed repeatedly [syn: jail
bird, jailbird, gaolbird]
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reedbird
(definition)
n 1: migratory American songbird [syn: bobolink, ricebird,
reedbird, Dolichonyx oryzivorus]
2: small European warbler that breeds among reeds and wedges and
winters in Africa [syn: sedge warbler, sedge bird, sedge
wren, reedbird, Acrocephalus schoenobaenus]
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nightbird
(definition)
n 1: a person who likes to be active late at night [syn: night
owl, nighthawk, nightbird]
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chauffeured
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concurred
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conferred
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rainbird
(name)
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sunbird
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wattlebird
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burd
(name)
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arbored
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fibered