birds

noun

plural of bird
1
as in men
a member of the human race they're a couple of tough old birds who can manage without any interference from their grandchildren

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2
as in snorts
chiefly British a vocal sound made to express scorn or disapproval the Liverpool fans were quick to give the visiting footballers the bird

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for birds
  1. men
  2. snorts
  3. people
  4. boos
  5. creatures
  6. catcalls
  7. guys
  8. lives
Noun
  • Coast is more formal, a fine-dining venue (no jeans, shorts, flip-flops, or sneakers allowed; jackets are preferred, though not required for men), serving three-, four-, and seven-course tasting menus, open for dinner only.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Fils-Aimé and Bukele had spoken by phone, the brief statement said, about deployment and operations to locate the missing men.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of men
Noun
  • The Rodents of Unusual Size that attack Westley in a swamp work because they are played by small men in rodent suits, rather than coolly conjured from pixels; their deliberate artifice is the thrill, and Reiner provided the voice for their hideous snorts.
    — Alexandra Schwartz, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
Definition of snorts
Noun
  • Another 13 people were wounded on downtown Sacramento’s K Street and 10th Street, in what became the deadliest mass shooting in the city’s history.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 19 June 2026
  • Organizers say more than 125,000 people are expected throughout the event, bringing in millions of dollars for the local economy.
    — Ryan Hughes, CBS News, 19 June 2026
Definition of people
Noun
  • Even after leaving the stadium, they were met with incessant boos and middle fingers from Thorns fans.
    — Matt Calkins OutKick, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The Panthers trailed, 33-6, at halftime in front of an aggrieved home crowd that rained boos on them at several junctures.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of boos
Noun
  • Other witnesses reported smaller, hairy creatures, a prehistoric-looking bird and a worm allegedly measuring 8 feet long.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 25 Oct. 2026
  • But the most important thing to understand about farm animal transportation is that these creatures are not handled like passengers, the way you or I would be treated on a long-distance trip.
    — Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of creatures
Noun
  • Especially women, with all those drunken servicemen rolling through, packs of them, fights spilling out of the cafés, catcalls and spitting in the streets.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 June 2026
  • For Dua, puberty and social maturity become knotted up in unpredictable notions of bodily harm (whether acted upon, or merely threatened), as Serbian boys and men harass her on the way home from school, lacing their catcalls with ethnic slurs.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 13 May 2026
Definition of catcalls
Noun
  • Unfortunately, had two guys in the same spot, going for the ball.
    — Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 30 Oct. 2026
  • No one knows that at the time these are guys being paid by the White House to break into buildings and spy on political opponents.
    — Dustin DeSoto, Vox, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of guys
Noun
  • The argument is that police, fire and medical services will be cut if there is not sufficient money to pay for these essential public services — jeopardizing lives.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • And perhaps as a reaction to our hyper-digital lives, candlesticks and candelabra are interior catnip right now.
    — Francesca Perry, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of lives
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“Birds.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/birds. Accessed 31 Oct. 2026.

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