bird

Main Entry:: ¹bird
Pronunciation:: \ˈbərd\
Function:: noun
Usage:: often attributive
Etymology:: Middle English brid, bird, from Old English bridd
Date:: before 12th century

1archaic : the young of a feathered vertebrate2: 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 wings3: a game bird4: clay pigeon5 a: fellow b: a peculiar person cchiefly British : girl6: shuttlecock7chiefly British a: a hissing or jeering sound expressive of disapproval b: dismissal from employment8: a thin piece of meat rolled up with stuffing and cooked9: a man-made object (as an aircraft, rocket, or satellite) that resembles a bird especially by flying or being aloft10: an obscene gesture of contempt made by pointing the middle finger upward while keeping the other fingers down —usually used with the —called also finger11: birdie 2

— bird·like

\-ˌlīk\ adjective

— for the birds

: worthless , ridiculous

[bird illustration]

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