bird meaning

Noun: bird  burd

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
   - fowl 
3. Informal term for a (young) woman
   - dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick, dolly bird 
4. A cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
   - boo, hoot, Bronx cheer [N. Amer], hiss, raspberry, razzing [N. Amer], razz [N. Amer], snort 
5. Badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
   - shuttlecock, birdie, shuttle

Verb: bird  burd

1. Watch and study birds in their natural habitat
   - birdwatch

Sounds like: burred, Byrd

Derived forms: birds, birded, birding

See also: avian, birder

Type of: badminton equipment, call, craniate, cry, fille, girl, meat, miss, missy, observe, outcry, shout, vertebrate, vociferation, yell, young lady, young woman

Part of: Aves, class Aves, flock

Encyclopedia: Bird Bird, Albert

[American slang]
n. a woman; a girl.
• I like the bird you were with last night.
• What a bird! I want one.

[British slang]
Noun. 1. A female. Use can be taken as offensive. E.g."Did you see that bird at the back of the bus!”
2. A girlfiend, when used in conjunction with a possessive pronoun, such as my bird.
3. Time spent in prison. E.g."I did 20 years bird before I learnt how to control my temper and keep out of trouble.”

Examples

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1. she was more mournful than our birds here.
2. a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush.
3. a bird chirped nearby somewhere.
4. there they were, all the birds in the world.
5. old birds are not to be caught with chaff.