Main Entry: ¹bird

Pronunciation: \ˈbərd\

Function: noun

Usage: often attributive

Etymology: Middle English brid, bird, from Old English bridd

Date: before 12th century

1 archaic : the young of a feathered vertebrate
2 : any of a class (Aves) of warm-blooded vertebrates distinguished by having the body more or less completely covered with feathers and the forelimbs modified as wings
3 : a game bird
4 : clay pigeon
5 a : fellow b : a peculiar person c chiefly British : girl
6 : shuttlecock
7 chiefly British a : a hissing or jeering sound expressive of disapproval b : dismissal from employment
8 : a thin piece of meat rolled up with stuffing and cooked
9 : a man-made object (as an aircraft, rocket, or satellite) that resembles a bird especially by flying or being aloft
10 : an obscene gesture of contempt made by pointing the middle finger upward while keeping the other fingers down —usually used with the —called also finger
11 : birdie 2

— bird·like \-ˌlīk\ adjective

— for the birds : worthless, ridiculous

[bird illustration]