English words for 'A session of observing and identifying birds.'
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verb
- watch and study birds in their natural habitat
- (intransitive) To observe or identify wild birds in their natural environment.
- (intransitive) To catch or shoot birds; to hunt birds.
- (transitive, television) To transmit via satellite.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.
- (transitive, slang) To bring into prison, to roof.
noun
- the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
- informal terms for a (young) woman
- a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
- badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
- warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
- (cooking, slang) A chicken or turkey used as food.
- (UK, with definite article, chiefly in phrases) Booing and jeering, especially as done by an audience expressing displeasure at a performer.
- (informal) Snowbird (retiree who moves to a warmer climate).
- (slang) A man, fellow.
- (UK, Ireland, colloquial, by extension) A girlfriend.
- (slang) A prison sentence.
- (UK, Ireland, colloquial) A girl or woman, especially one considered sexually attractive.
- (slang, US) A kilogram of cocaine.
- (slang, Canada, Philippines) A penis.
- (slang) An aircraft.
- An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs.
- (slang) A satellite.
- (with definite article) The vulgar hand gesture in which the middle finger is extended.
- A yardbird.
adj
noun
noun
noun
- (birdwatching) A trip taken in order to observe a rare bird.
- (informal) Action of spotting or seeking out a bird, especially a rare one.
- (farriery) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse and twisted to keep the animal quiet during minor surgery.
- (physiology) A brief, contractile response of a skeletal muscle elicited by a single maximal volley of impulses in the neurons supplying it.
- couch grass (Elymus repens; a species of grass, often considered as a weed)
- A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
- (mining) The sudden narrowing almost to nothing of a vein of ore.
- a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
verb
- (intransitive) To perform a twitch; spasm.
- (birdwatching, transitive) To spot or seek out a bird, especially a rare one.
- (transitive) To cause to twitch; spasm.
- (birdwatching, intransitive) To engage in twitching.
- (transitive) To jerk sharply and briefly.
- toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
- move or pull with a sudden motion
- make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
- move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
- squeeze tightly between the fingers
verb
- (birdwatching, informal) To observe a bird using a spotting scope.
- To define the scope of something.
- (informal) To examine under a microscope.
- (programming) To limit (an object or variable) to a certain region of program source code.
- (medicine, colloquial) To perform any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.
- (informal, transitive) To perform a cursory investigation of; scope out.
noun
- (linguistics) The region of an utterance to which some modifying element applies.
- (programming) The region of program source code in which a given identifier is meaningful, or a given object can be accessed.
- The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; the extent of applicability or relevance; a domain, purview or remit.
- (weaponry) A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
- (logic) The shortest sub-wff of which a given instance of a logical connective is a part.
- Potential range of action; degree of freedom; opportunity.
- (medicine, colloquial) Any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.
- Ellipsis of any word ending in -scope, such as endoscope, periscope, telescope, microscope, oscilloscope, and so on.
- the state of the environment in which a situation exists
- a magnifier of images of distant objects
- an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
- electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
noun
- a group of birds
- A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.
- a group of sheep or goats
- a church congregation guided by a pastor
- an orderly crowd
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
- Very fine sifted woollen refuse, especially that from shearing the nap of cloths, formerly used as a coating for wallpaper to give it a velvety or clothlike appearance; also, the dust of vegetable fibre used for a similar purpose.
- A lock of wool or hair.
- Those served by a particular pastor or shepherd.
- A large number of animals associated together in a group; commonly used of sheep, but (dated) also used for goats, farmed animals, and a wide variety of animals.
- Coarse tufts of wool or cotton used in bedding.
- A large number of people.
- (Christianity) A religious congregation.
verb
- move as a crowd or in a group
- come together as in a cluster or flock
- (transitive) To cover a Christmas tree with artificial snow.
- (transitive) To treat a pool with chemicals to remove suspended particles.
- (intransitive) To congregate in or head towards a place in large numbers.
- (transitive) To coat a surface with dense fibers or particles; especially, to create a dense arrangement of fibers with a desired nap.
noun
- (birdwatching) Information about the location of a bird.
- (slang) A generator (device that converts mechanical to electrical energy).
- (chiefly UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, informal) Information.
- (informal) A generation (group of people born in a specific range of years).
- (informal, in combination) A specific version of something in a chronological sequence.
- Alternative letter-case form of Gen (“member of the Gen Movement”).
- (fandom slang) Fan fiction that does not specifically focus on romance or sex.
- informal term for information
adj
adv
verb
noun
- A small group of birds or animals.
- (law) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.
- A unit of firefighters and their equipment.
- (business) Any business, whether incorporated or not, that manufactures or sells products (also known as goods), or provides services as a commercial venture.
- (espionage, informal) An intelligence service.
- (uncountable) Companionship.
- (A group of) adversaries, enemies, or rivals; unwanted company.
- A group of individuals who work together for a common purpose.
- (military) A unit of approximately sixty to one hundred and twenty soldiers, typically consisting of two or three platoons and forming part of a battalion.
- (uncountable) Social visitors or companions.
- (nautical) The entire crew of a ship.
- a unit of firefighters including their equipment
- the state of being with someone
- a social gathering of guests or companions
- a band of people associated temporarily in some activity
- a social or business visitor
- an institution created to conduct business
- organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)
- small military unit; usually two or three platoons
- crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship
verb
noun
noun
- A flock, group (especially of finches).
- The collective noun for a group of goldfinches.
- (particle physics) A quantum number of hadrons determined by the number of charm quarks and antiquarks.
- (graphical user interface, Microsoft Windows) An icon providing quick access to a command or setting.
- The mixed sound of many voices, especially of birds or children.
- (finance) A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the instantaneous rate of change of delta with respect to time.
- A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer.
- An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).
- (often in the plural) The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration.
- a verbal formula believed to have magical force
- (physics) one of the six flavors of quark, the third most massive of all quarks
- attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
- something believed to bring good luck
verb
- (transitive) To use a magical charm upon; to subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence; to ensorcel or exert a magical effect on.
- To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something.
- To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe.
- To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences.
- induce into action by using one's charm
- attract; cause to be enamored
- control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft
- protect through supernatural powers or charms
adj
- (birdwatching) Of a bird, located so that it may be travelled to and viewed.
- (birdwatching) Of an observation, good enough to ensure correct identification and therefore allow the bird to be added to a list of observed birds.
- (programming, PHP) Of a program instruction: counted for the purpose of generating periodic signals every few instructions.
- That can be ticked; capable of being marked with a tick or check mark.
noun
- A flock of herons.
- The seat of a heron while looking out for prey.
- (figuratively) A prolonged assault or attack.
- (military) A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.
- (US) A period of struggle or difficulty, especially from illness.
- the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
verb
noun
- (birdwatching) A birdwatcher who keeps track of birds using different checklists.
- Alternative form of leister (“fish spear”).
- A person or organisation that creates or maintains lists.
- One who, or that which, lists or produces a listing.
- A double-mouldboard plough that throws a deep furrow and at the same time plants and covers grain in the bottom of the furrow.
- moldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrow
- assessor who makes out the tax lists
noun
- (birdwatching, US) Clipping of sharp-shinned hawk.
- A Sharpie or other brand of felt-tipped marker pen.
- (Australia) A member of a violent, fashionably dressed youth gang of the 1960s and 1970s.
- (US) A long, narrow fishing boat used in shallow waters.
- (US, regional) A knowledgeable fisherman.
- (colloquial) An alert person.
- (birdwatching, Australia, New Zealand) Clipping of sharp-tailed sandpiper.
- (US) A swindler.
- a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
- a shallow-draft sailboat with a sharp prow, flat bottom, and triangular sail; formerly used along the northern Atlantic coast of the United States
- an alert and energetic person
noun
- (collective) A gathering of birds, especially rooks or owls.
- (now chiefly historical) A formal council summoned (especially by a monarch) to discuss important issues.
- (UK) a length of time for which a parliament is summoned, in modern times therefore the period between two consecutive elections.
- (historical) Parliament cake, a type of gingerbread.
- A particular assembly of the members of such a legislature, as convened for a specific purpose or period of time (commonly designated with an ordinal number – for example, first parliament or 12th parliament – or a descriptive adjective – for example, Long Parliament, Short Parliament and Rump Parliament).
- In many countries, the legislative branch of government, a deliberative assembly or set of assemblies whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day, make, amend, and repeal laws, authorize the executive branch of government to collect and spend money, and in some cases exercise judicial powers; a legislature.
- a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards
- a legislative assembly in certain countries
noun
name
- Initialism of International Bodyboarding Association.
- Initialism of International Bartenders Association.
- Initialism of International Bar Association.
- Initialism of Israel Broadcasting Authority.
- Initialism of International Boxing Association (amateur)
- Initialism of International Bryozoology Association.
- Initialism of International Basketball Association.
- Initialism of International Bank of Asia.
- Initialism of International Business Alliance.
- Initialism of Institute of Business Administration.
- Initialism of Iron Butt Association.
- Initialism of International Boxing Association (professional)
- Initialism of InfiniBand Architecture.
- Initialism of Independent Broadcasting Authority.
noun
- A group of birds roosting together.
- The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).
- (Scotland) The open cross-joists or inner roof of a cottage or living space.
- Synonym of perch (“a position that is secure and advantageous”).
- (Shetland and Orkney) Alternative form of roust (“a strong tide or current”).
- (Australian rules football) A kick which causes the ball to travel a long distance.
- A bedroom.
- a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep
- a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds
verb
noun
- a tame parrot
- an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
- the top of the head
- the counting of votes (as in an election)
- the part of the head between the ears
- A polling place (usually as plural, polling places)
- A formal vote held in order to ascertain the most popular choice.
- The broad or butt end of an axe or a hammer.
- (now rare outside veterinary medicine contexts) The head, particularly the scalp or pate upon which hair (normally) grows.
- A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
- The result of the voting, the total number of votes recorded.
- The pollard or European chub, a kind of fish.
- (in extended senses of the above) A mass of people, a mob or muster, considered as a head count.
- A pet parrot.
verb
- get the votes of
- convert into a pollard
- get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
- vote in an election at a polling station
- (transitive) To take, record the votes of (an electorate).
- To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop.
- (transitive) To remove the horns of (an animal).
- To remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop.
- (transitive, computing, communication) To (repeatedly) request the status of something (such as a computer or printer on a network).
- (transitive) To solicit mock votes from (a person or group).
- To enter, as polls or persons, in a list or register; to enroll, especially for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by one.
- (transitive) To cut the hair of (a creature).
- (intransitive, with adverb) To be judged in a poll.
- (law) To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight line without indentation
- (intransitive) To vote at an election.
- To impose a tax upon.
- To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters.
- To pay as one's personal tax.
adj
noun
verb
- (transitive, birdwatching) To make an observation of (a bird species).
- (transitive) To consume or use up (a particular substance or resource, especially food or drink).
- (transitive) To hold, as something at someone's disposal.
- (transitive) To engage in sexual intercourse with.
- (transitive) To be afflicted with, suffer from.
- (auxiliary verb, taking a to-infinitive) See have to.
- (auxiliary verb, taking a past participle) Used in forming the perfect aspect.
- (transitive) To possess, own.
- (transitive) To include as a part, ingredient, or feature.
- (transitive) Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject.
- (transitive) To give birth to.
- (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To cause to be.
- (informal, usually passive) To obtain.
- (transitive) To be scheduled to attend, undertake or participate in.
- (transitive) To get a reading, measurement, or result from an instrument or calculation.
- (informal, often passive, transitive) To trick, to deceive.
- (transitive with bare infinitive) To be affected by an occurrence. (Used in supplying a topic that is a small clause.)
- (transitive, often used in the negative) To believe, buy, be taken in by.
- (transitive) To undertake or perform (an action or activity).
- (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To depict as being.
- (transitive) To capture or actively hold someone's attention or interest.
- (transitive with bare infinitive) To cause to, by a command, request or invitation.
- (transitive) To grasp the meaning of; comprehend.
- Used as an interrogative verb before a pronoun to form a tag question, echoing a previous use of 'have' as an auxiliary verb or, in certain cases, main verb. (For further discussion, see the appendix English tag questions.)
- (dated outside Ireland, transitive) To be able to speak (a language).
- (transitive, in the negative, often in continuous tenses) To allow; to tolerate.
- (British, slang, transitive) To defeat in a fight; take.
- (transitive) To experience, go through, undergo.
- (transitive, of a jury) To consider a court proceeding that has been completed; to begin deliberations on a case.
- (transitive) To accept as a romantic partner.
- (British, slang, transitive) To inflict punishment or retribution on.
- (transitive) To host someone; to take in as a guest.
- (transitive) To feel or be (especially painfully) aware of.
- undergo
- achieve a point or goal
- have as a feature
- serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
- get something; come into possession of
- be confronted with
- have a personal or business relationship with someone
- have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
- have ownership or possession of
- receive willingly something given or offered
- cause to be born
- go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
- suffer from; be ill with
- organize or be responsible for
- have sex with; archaic use
noun
noun
- any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing
- large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing
- Any of many kinds of similar birds of various families, such as Tyrannidae (the New World flycatchers of the Americas), Tityridae, Stenostiridae, Monarchidae, Petroicidae, etc.
- A device for catching flies.
- Any of many kinds of birds of the family Muscicapidae, of Africa, Europe, and Asia, that catch insects in flight; an Old World flycatcher.
noun
- Any of various other birds of similar appearance and behaviour.
- The name of the Latin script letter J/j.
- Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genus Graphium.
- (slang) A marijuana cigarette; a joint.
- The Indian roller, Coracias benghalensis.
- Any of the numerous species of birds belonging to several genera within the family Corvidae, including Garrulus, Cyanocitta, Aphelocoma, Perisoreus, Cyanocorax, Gymnorhinus, Cyanolyca, Ptilostomus, and Calocitta, allied to the crows, but smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely coloured, usually having a crest, and often noisy.
- crested largely blue bird
noun
noun
noun
- (birdwatching) A trip taken in order to observe a rare bird.
- (informal) Action of spotting or seeking out a bird, especially a rare one.
- (farriery) A stick with a hole in one end through which passes a loop, which can be drawn tightly over the upper lip or an ear of a horse and twisted to keep the animal quiet during minor surgery.
- (physiology) A brief, contractile response of a skeletal muscle elicited by a single maximal volley of impulses in the neurons supplying it.
- couch grass (Elymus repens; a species of grass, often considered as a weed)
- A brief, small (sometimes involuntary) movement out of place and then back again; a spasm.
- (mining) The sudden narrowing almost to nothing of a vein of ore.
- a sudden muscle spasm; especially one caused by a nervous condition
verb
- (intransitive) To perform a twitch; spasm.
- (birdwatching, transitive) To spot or seek out a bird, especially a rare one.
- (transitive) To cause to twitch; spasm.
- (birdwatching, intransitive) To engage in twitching.
- (transitive) To jerk sharply and briefly.
- toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air
- move or pull with a sudden motion
- make an uncontrolled, short, jerky motion
- move with abrupt, seemingly uncontrolled motions
- squeeze tightly between the fingers
noun
- a group of birds
- A number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.
- a group of sheep or goats
- a church congregation guided by a pastor
- an orderly crowd
- (often followed by ‘of’) a large number or amount or extent
- Very fine sifted woollen refuse, especially that from shearing the nap of cloths, formerly used as a coating for wallpaper to give it a velvety or clothlike appearance; also, the dust of vegetable fibre used for a similar purpose.
- A lock of wool or hair.
- Those served by a particular pastor or shepherd.
- A large number of animals associated together in a group; commonly used of sheep, but (dated) also used for goats, farmed animals, and a wide variety of animals.
- Coarse tufts of wool or cotton used in bedding.
- A large number of people.
- (Christianity) A religious congregation.
verb
- move as a crowd or in a group
- come together as in a cluster or flock
- (transitive) To cover a Christmas tree with artificial snow.
- (transitive) To treat a pool with chemicals to remove suspended particles.
- (intransitive) To congregate in or head towards a place in large numbers.
- (transitive) To coat a surface with dense fibers or particles; especially, to create a dense arrangement of fibers with a desired nap.
noun
- (birdwatching) Information about the location of a bird.
- (slang) A generator (device that converts mechanical to electrical energy).
- (chiefly UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, informal) Information.
- (informal) A generation (group of people born in a specific range of years).
- (informal, in combination) A specific version of something in a chronological sequence.
- Alternative letter-case form of Gen (“member of the Gen Movement”).
- (fandom slang) Fan fiction that does not specifically focus on romance or sex.
- informal term for information
adj
adv
verb
noun
- A small group of birds or animals.
- (law) An entity having legal personality, and thus able to own property and to sue and be sued in its own name; a corporation.
- A unit of firefighters and their equipment.
- (business) Any business, whether incorporated or not, that manufactures or sells products (also known as goods), or provides services as a commercial venture.
- (espionage, informal) An intelligence service.
- (uncountable) Companionship.
- (A group of) adversaries, enemies, or rivals; unwanted company.
- A group of individuals who work together for a common purpose.
- (military) A unit of approximately sixty to one hundred and twenty soldiers, typically consisting of two or three platoons and forming part of a battalion.
- (uncountable) Social visitors or companions.
- (nautical) The entire crew of a ship.
- a unit of firefighters including their equipment
- the state of being with someone
- a social gathering of guests or companions
- a band of people associated temporarily in some activity
- a social or business visitor
- an institution created to conduct business
- organization of performers and associated personnel (especially theatrical)
- small military unit; usually two or three platoons
- crew of a ship including the officers; the whole force or personnel of a ship
verb
noun
noun
- A flock, group (especially of finches).
- The collective noun for a group of goldfinches.
- (particle physics) A quantum number of hadrons determined by the number of charm quarks and antiquarks.
- (graphical user interface, Microsoft Windows) An icon providing quick access to a command or setting.
- The mixed sound of many voices, especially of birds or children.
- (finance) A second-order measure of derivative price sensitivity, expressed as the instantaneous rate of change of delta with respect to time.
- A small trinket on a bracelet or chain, etc., traditionally supposed to confer luck upon the wearer.
- An object, act or words believed to have magic power (usually carries a positive connotation).
- (often in the plural) The ability to persuade, delight or arouse admiration.
- a verbal formula believed to have magical force
- (physics) one of the six flavors of quark, the third most massive of all quarks
- attractiveness that interests or pleases or stimulates
- something believed to bring good luck
verb
- (transitive) To use a magical charm upon; to subdue, control, or summon by incantation or supernatural influence; to ensorcel or exert a magical effect on.
- To seduce, persuade or fascinate someone or something.
- To subdue or overcome by some secret power, or by that which gives pleasure; to allay; to soothe.
- To protect with, or make invulnerable by, spells, charms, or supernatural influences.
- induce into action by using one's charm
- attract; cause to be enamored
- control by magic spells, as by practicing witchcraft
- protect through supernatural powers or charms
noun
- A flock of herons.
- The seat of a heron while looking out for prey.
- (figuratively) A prolonged assault or attack.
- (military) A prolonged military assault or a blockade of a city or fortress with the intent of conquering by force or attrition.
- (US) A period of struggle or difficulty, especially from illness.
- the action of an armed force that surrounds a fortified place and isolates it while continuing to attack
verb
noun
- (birdwatching) A birdwatcher who keeps track of birds using different checklists.
- Alternative form of leister (“fish spear”).
- A person or organisation that creates or maintains lists.
- One who, or that which, lists or produces a listing.
- A double-mouldboard plough that throws a deep furrow and at the same time plants and covers grain in the bottom of the furrow.
- moldboard plow with a double moldboard designed to move dirt to either side of a central furrow
- assessor who makes out the tax lists
noun
- (birdwatching, US) Clipping of sharp-shinned hawk.
- A Sharpie or other brand of felt-tipped marker pen.
- (Australia) A member of a violent, fashionably dressed youth gang of the 1960s and 1970s.
- (US) A long, narrow fishing boat used in shallow waters.
- (US, regional) A knowledgeable fisherman.
- (colloquial) An alert person.
- (birdwatching, Australia, New Zealand) Clipping of sharp-tailed sandpiper.
- (US) A swindler.
- a professional card player who makes a living by cheating at card games
- a shallow-draft sailboat with a sharp prow, flat bottom, and triangular sail; formerly used along the northern Atlantic coast of the United States
- an alert and energetic person
noun
- (collective) A gathering of birds, especially rooks or owls.
- (now chiefly historical) A formal council summoned (especially by a monarch) to discuss important issues.
- (UK) a length of time for which a parliament is summoned, in modern times therefore the period between two consecutive elections.
- (historical) Parliament cake, a type of gingerbread.
- A particular assembly of the members of such a legislature, as convened for a specific purpose or period of time (commonly designated with an ordinal number – for example, first parliament or 12th parliament – or a descriptive adjective – for example, Long Parliament, Short Parliament and Rump Parliament).
- In many countries, the legislative branch of government, a deliberative assembly or set of assemblies whose elected or appointed members meet to debate the major political issues of the day, make, amend, and repeal laws, authorize the executive branch of government to collect and spend money, and in some cases exercise judicial powers; a legislature.
- a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards
- a legislative assembly in certain countries
noun
name
- Initialism of International Bodyboarding Association.
- Initialism of International Bartenders Association.
- Initialism of International Bar Association.
- Initialism of Israel Broadcasting Authority.
- Initialism of International Boxing Association (amateur)
- Initialism of International Bryozoology Association.
- Initialism of International Basketball Association.
- Initialism of International Bank of Asia.
- Initialism of International Business Alliance.
- Initialism of Institute of Business Administration.
- Initialism of Iron Butt Association.
- Initialism of International Boxing Association (professional)
- Initialism of InfiniBand Architecture.
- Initialism of Independent Broadcasting Authority.
noun
- A group of birds roosting together.
- The place where a bird sleeps (usually its nest or a branch).
- (Scotland) The open cross-joists or inner roof of a cottage or living space.
- Synonym of perch (“a position that is secure and advantageous”).
- (Shetland and Orkney) Alternative form of roust (“a strong tide or current”).
- (Australian rules football) A kick which causes the ball to travel a long distance.
- A bedroom.
- a perch on which domestic fowl rest or sleep
- a shelter with perches for fowl or other birds
verb
noun
- a tame parrot
- an inquiry into public opinion conducted by interviewing a random sample of people
- the top of the head
- the counting of votes (as in an election)
- the part of the head between the ears
- A polling place (usually as plural, polling places)
- A formal vote held in order to ascertain the most popular choice.
- The broad or butt end of an axe or a hammer.
- (now rare outside veterinary medicine contexts) The head, particularly the scalp or pate upon which hair (normally) grows.
- A survey of people, usually statistically analyzed to gauge wider public opinion.
- The result of the voting, the total number of votes recorded.
- The pollard or European chub, a kind of fish.
- (in extended senses of the above) A mass of people, a mob or muster, considered as a head count.
- A pet parrot.
verb
- get the votes of
- convert into a pollard
- get the opinions (of people) by asking specific questions
- vote in an election at a polling station
- (transitive) To take, record the votes of (an electorate).
- To cut off; to remove by clipping, shearing, etc.; to mow or crop.
- (transitive) To remove the horns of (an animal).
- To remove the top or end of; to clip; to lop.
- (transitive, computing, communication) To (repeatedly) request the status of something (such as a computer or printer on a network).
- (transitive) To solicit mock votes from (a person or group).
- To enter, as polls or persons, in a list or register; to enroll, especially for purposes of taxation; to enumerate one by one.
- (transitive) To cut the hair of (a creature).
- (intransitive, with adverb) To be judged in a poll.
- (law) To cut or shave smooth or even; to cut in a straight line without indentation
- (intransitive) To vote at an election.
- To impose a tax upon.
- To register or deposit, as a vote; to elicit or call forth, as votes or voters.
- To pay as one's personal tax.
adj
noun
noun
- any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing
- large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing
- Any of many kinds of similar birds of various families, such as Tyrannidae (the New World flycatchers of the Americas), Tityridae, Stenostiridae, Monarchidae, Petroicidae, etc.
- A device for catching flies.
- Any of many kinds of birds of the family Muscicapidae, of Africa, Europe, and Asia, that catch insects in flight; an Old World flycatcher.
noun
- Any of various other birds of similar appearance and behaviour.
- The name of the Latin script letter J/j.
- Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genus Graphium.
- (slang) A marijuana cigarette; a joint.
- The Indian roller, Coracias benghalensis.
- Any of the numerous species of birds belonging to several genera within the family Corvidae, including Garrulus, Cyanocitta, Aphelocoma, Perisoreus, Cyanocorax, Gymnorhinus, Cyanolyca, Ptilostomus, and Calocitta, allied to the crows, but smaller, more graceful in form, often handsomely coloured, usually having a crest, and often noisy.
- crested largely blue bird
verb
- watch and study birds in their natural habitat
- (intransitive) To observe or identify wild birds in their natural environment.
- (intransitive) To catch or shoot birds; to hunt birds.
- (transitive, television) To transmit via satellite.
- (intransitive, figuratively) To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.
- (transitive, slang) To bring into prison, to roof.
noun
- the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
- informal terms for a (young) woman
- a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
- badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
- warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
- (cooking, slang) A chicken or turkey used as food.
- (UK, with definite article, chiefly in phrases) Booing and jeering, especially as done by an audience expressing displeasure at a performer.
- (informal) Snowbird (retiree who moves to a warmer climate).
- (slang) A man, fellow.
- (UK, Ireland, colloquial, by extension) A girlfriend.
- (slang) A prison sentence.
- (UK, Ireland, colloquial) A girl or woman, especially one considered sexually attractive.
- (slang, US) A kilogram of cocaine.
- (slang, Canada, Philippines) A penis.
- (slang) An aircraft.
- An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs.
- (slang) A satellite.
- (with definite article) The vulgar hand gesture in which the middle finger is extended.
- A yardbird.
adj
verb
- (birdwatching, informal) To observe a bird using a spotting scope.
- To define the scope of something.
- (informal) To examine under a microscope.
- (programming) To limit (an object or variable) to a certain region of program source code.
- (medicine, colloquial) To perform any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.
- (informal, transitive) To perform a cursory investigation of; scope out.
noun
- (linguistics) The region of an utterance to which some modifying element applies.
- (programming) The region of program source code in which a given identifier is meaningful, or a given object can be accessed.
- The breadth, depth or reach of a subject; the extent of applicability or relevance; a domain, purview or remit.
- (weaponry) A device used in aiming a projectile, through which the person aiming looks at the intended target.
- (logic) The shortest sub-wff of which a given instance of a logical connective is a part.
- Potential range of action; degree of freedom; opportunity.
- (medicine, colloquial) Any medical procedure that ends in the suffix -scopy, such as endoscopy, colonoscopy, bronchoscopy, etc.
- Ellipsis of any word ending in -scope, such as endoscope, periscope, telescope, microscope, oscilloscope, and so on.
- the state of the environment in which a situation exists
- a magnifier of images of distant objects
- an area in which something acts or operates or has power or control:
- electronic equipment that provides visual images of varying electrical quantities
verb
- (transitive, birdwatching) To make an observation of (a bird species).
- (transitive) To consume or use up (a particular substance or resource, especially food or drink).
- (transitive) To hold, as something at someone's disposal.
- (transitive) To engage in sexual intercourse with.
- (transitive) To be afflicted with, suffer from.
- (auxiliary verb, taking a to-infinitive) See have to.
- (auxiliary verb, taking a past participle) Used in forming the perfect aspect.
- (transitive) To possess, own.
- (transitive) To include as a part, ingredient, or feature.
- (transitive) Used to state the existence or presence of someone in a specified relationship with the subject.
- (transitive) To give birth to.
- (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To cause to be.
- (informal, usually passive) To obtain.
- (transitive) To be scheduled to attend, undertake or participate in.
- (transitive) To get a reading, measurement, or result from an instrument or calculation.
- (informal, often passive, transitive) To trick, to deceive.
- (transitive with bare infinitive) To be affected by an occurrence. (Used in supplying a topic that is a small clause.)
- (transitive, often used in the negative) To believe, buy, be taken in by.
- (transitive) To undertake or perform (an action or activity).
- (transitive with adjective or adjective-phrase complement) To depict as being.
- (transitive) To capture or actively hold someone's attention or interest.
- (transitive with bare infinitive) To cause to, by a command, request or invitation.
- (transitive) To grasp the meaning of; comprehend.
- Used as an interrogative verb before a pronoun to form a tag question, echoing a previous use of 'have' as an auxiliary verb or, in certain cases, main verb. (For further discussion, see the appendix English tag questions.)
- (dated outside Ireland, transitive) To be able to speak (a language).
- (transitive, in the negative, often in continuous tenses) To allow; to tolerate.
- (British, slang, transitive) To defeat in a fight; take.
- (transitive) To experience, go through, undergo.
- (transitive, of a jury) To consider a court proceeding that has been completed; to begin deliberations on a case.
- (transitive) To accept as a romantic partner.
- (British, slang, transitive) To inflict punishment or retribution on.
- (transitive) To host someone; to take in as a guest.
- (transitive) To feel or be (especially painfully) aware of.
- undergo
- achieve a point or goal
- have as a feature
- serve oneself to, or consume regularly
- cause to move; cause to be in a certain position or condition
- get something; come into possession of
- be confronted with
- have a personal or business relationship with someone
- have or possess, either in a concrete or an abstract sense
- cause to do; cause to act in a specified manner
- undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
- have ownership or possession of
- receive willingly something given or offered
- cause to be born
- go through (mental or physical states or experiences)
- suffer from; be ill with
- organize or be responsible for
- have sex with; archaic use
noun
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adj
- (birdwatching) Of a bird, located so that it may be travelled to and viewed.
- (birdwatching) Of an observation, good enough to ensure correct identification and therefore allow the bird to be added to a list of observed birds.
- (programming, PHP) Of a program instruction: counted for the purpose of generating periodic signals every few instructions.
- That can be ticked; capable of being marked with a tick or check mark.