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شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
شبکه مترجمین ایران
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In addition to the idioms beginning with BIRD, Also see CATBIRD SEAT; EARLY BIRD CATCHES THE WORM; EAT LIKE A BIRD; FOR THE BIRDS; FREE AS A BIRD; KILL TWO BIRDS WITH ONE STONE; LITTLE BIRD TOLD ME; NAKED AS A JAYBIRD; RARE BIRD.
American Heritage Idioms
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noun winged species: A bird sat on the limb of the tree.
Simple Definitions
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noun ADJ. wild | exotic, rare | game | predatory | migratory | land, sea (also seabird), tropical, wading, woodland Seabirds flocked above our heads. QUANT. flock BIRD + VERB flit, fly, glide, soar, swoop (down) We watched a bird of prey swoop down on a mouse. | flap its wings | flock | migrate The birds migrate in September. | chirp, sing, twitter, warble | peck birds pecking at the corn | build a nest, nest birds nesting on the roof of the church | breed, lay eggs | moult BIRD + NOUN call | sanctuary | life an area with a very varied bird life | watcher, watching PHRASES a bird of passage (= a migratory bird), a bird of prey (= a predatory bird), a breed/species/type of bird
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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bird types of bird a wild bird • Our organization aims to protect wild birds. a bird of prey (= that hunts and eats small animals ) • A single bird of prey hovered overhead. a game bird (= that people shoot and eat ) • They hunt game birds such as ducks and pheasants. a seabird/sea bird • Sea birds are often the victims of oil spills. a songbird (= that makes pleasant sounds in order to attract other birds ) • Hedges provide good protection for songbirds. a migratory bird (= that moves to different regions for the summer and winter ) • This route is taken by many migratory birds going south. a flightless bird (= that cannot fly ) • The emu is a large flightless Australian bird. phrases a flock of birds (= a large number of birds together ) • Suddenly a flock of birds flew up into the sky. bird + NOUN bird song (= musical sounds that birds make ) • The forest is full of bird song at all times of the year. bird watching (= the activity of watching wild birds ) • One of his hobbies is bird watching. a bird watcher • The coast path is a paradise for bird watchers. verbs a bird flies • Some birds fly incredible distances. a bird soars (= flies very high in the sky ) • We watched birds soar in the blue sky above. a bird swoops down (= it suddenly flies down ) • The bird swoops down on its prey. a bird flaps its wings (= it moves its wings up and down ) • The baby birds were trying to flap their wings. a bird sings (= makes musical sounds ) • I woke up to hear the birds singing outside. a bird chirps/twitters (= makes short high sounds ) • Birds chirped to one another from different branches of the tree. a bird squawks (= makes a loud unpleasant sound ) • The bird in the cage started squawking. a bird builds a nest • By March many birds have already built nests. a bird nests • Many birds are nesting on the river banks. a bird lays its eggs • The bird lays a single egg on the ground. a bird pecks (at) something (= makes small movements with its head ) • Some birds were pecking at the remains of a sandwich. a bird perches (= stands on a something above the ground ) • Beautiful white birds perched on the tree's branches. a bird hops (= makes small jumping movements ) • A small bird was hopping across the grass. a bird migrates • The birds migrate from South America to North American breeding grounds.
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