English words for 'Alternative form of mutton bird.'
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noun
- (New Zealand) Mutton bird.
- A tree of the southern United States (Cliftonia monophylla) having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers succeeded by one-seeded drupes.
- Any tree of the related genus Cyrilla.
- Any New World monkey of the subfamily Callicebinae, native to South America, distinguished by their long soft fur.
- tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers
- small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long nonprehensile tail
- deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves
noun
noun
noun
- (uncountable) The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.
- (countable) Any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae which inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere; specifically, the red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica) native to heather moorland on the British Isles.
- (informal) A cause for complaint; a grumble.
- popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
- flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil
adj
verb
noun
- (uncountable) The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.
- (ornithology) Any bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris.
- small Old World gallinaceous game birds
- a popular North American game bird; named for its call
- valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
- heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
- flesh of either quail or grouse
noun
- (uncountable) The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.
- (African-American Vernacular, Baltimore, slang, derogatory) A prostitute.
- A wild turkey of Meleagris gallopavo.
- A domesticated bird of Meleagris gallopavo domesticus.
- (countable, medicine, slang, derogatory) A patient feigning symptoms; a person faking illness or injury; a malingerer.
- (countable) With a distinguishing word: a bird resembling the Meleagris gallopavo (for example, the brush turkey or bush turkey (Alectura lathami), and the water turkey (Anhinga anhinga)).
- (countable, US, slang, usually mildly derogatory) A foolish or inept person.
- (countable, bowling) An act of throwing three strikes in a row.
- (countable, US, slang) A failure.
- a person who does something thoughtless or annoying
- large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
- flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
- an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
noun
- (uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.
- A confrontational game in which the participants move toward each other at high speed (usually in automobiles); the player who turns first to avoid colliding into the other is the "chicken" (that is, the loser).
- (uncountable) The game of dare.
- (countable, Polari) A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair; compare chickenhawk.
- (countable) A domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).
- (countable, slang, sometimes derogatory) A young or inexperienced person.
- (slang, US) A kilogram of cocaine.
- (preceded by definite article) A simple dance in which the movements of a chicken are imitated.
- (countable, slang, sometimes derogatory) A coward.
- a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
- a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops
- the flesh of a chicken used for food
- a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
adj
verb
noun
- (uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.
- Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.
- small gallinaceous game birds
- flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
verb
noun
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.
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.
adj
noun
- the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
- a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
- A bird hunted or kept for food, grouped into landfowl (order Galliformes), also called gamefowl, and waterfowl (order Anseriformes: ducks, geese, swans, etc.), which together form the clade Galloanserae.
verb
noun
- A boiled leg of mutton.
- (curling) A stone that rocks from side to side as it travels because it is not resting on its running surface.
- (colloquial, law) A class of crime that can be charged as a lower penalty or a higher penalty, e.g. a crime punishable as either a misdemeanor or a felony at the discretion of the prosecutor.
- (fishing) A fishing lure made to resemble a prey fish and that wobbles in the water; plug, minnow.
- (retail, advertising) A small publicity notice which appears to float at eye level, being attached to a fixture by a flexible arm.
- (slang, British, Ireland, Islam, derogatory) a Salafi.
- One who or that which wobbles.
- (colloquial, law) A case that could go either way depending on factors that cannot be controlled.
- A person who is undecided, and might go to either side.
- (slang, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A sudden unexpected outburst of anger or rage; a tantrum.
- The end of the roll in a roller mill for shaping steel.
- something that wobbles
noun
- (New Zealand) Mutton bird.
- A tree of the southern United States (Cliftonia monophylla) having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers succeeded by one-seeded drupes.
- Any tree of the related genus Cyrilla.
- Any New World monkey of the subfamily Callicebinae, native to South America, distinguished by their long soft fur.
- tree of low-lying coastal areas of southeastern United States having glossy leaves and racemes of fragrant white flowers
- small South American monkeys with long beautiful fur and long nonprehensile tail
- deciduous shrubby tree of eastern North America having deeply fissured bark and sprays of small fragrant white flowers and sour-tasting leaves
noun
noun
noun
- (uncountable) The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.
- (countable) Any of various game birds of the subfamily Tetraoninae which inhabit temperate and subarctic regions of the Northern Hemisphere; specifically, the red grouse (Lagopus lagopus scotica) native to heather moorland on the British Isles.
- (informal) A cause for complaint; a grumble.
- popular game bird having a plump body and feathered legs and feet
- flesh of any of various grouse of the family Tetraonidae; usually roasted; flesh too dry to broil
adj
verb
noun
- (uncountable) The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.
- (ornithology) Any bird of a number of genera in the family Phasianidae, notably in the genera Perdix and Alectoris.
- small Old World gallinaceous game birds
- a popular North American game bird; named for its call
- valued as a game bird in eastern United States and Canada
- heavy-bodied small-winged South American game bird resembling a gallinaceous bird but related to the ratite birds
- flesh of either quail or grouse
noun
- (uncountable) The flesh or meat of this bird eaten as food.
- (African-American Vernacular, Baltimore, slang, derogatory) A prostitute.
- A wild turkey of Meleagris gallopavo.
- A domesticated bird of Meleagris gallopavo domesticus.
- (countable, medicine, slang, derogatory) A patient feigning symptoms; a person faking illness or injury; a malingerer.
- (countable) With a distinguishing word: a bird resembling the Meleagris gallopavo (for example, the brush turkey or bush turkey (Alectura lathami), and the water turkey (Anhinga anhinga)).
- (countable, US, slang, usually mildly derogatory) A foolish or inept person.
- (countable, bowling) An act of throwing three strikes in a row.
- (countable, US, slang) A failure.
- a person who does something thoughtless or annoying
- large gallinaceous bird with fan-shaped tail; widely domesticated for food
- flesh of large domesticated fowl usually roasted
- an event that fails badly or is totally ineffectual
noun
- (uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.
- A confrontational game in which the participants move toward each other at high speed (usually in automobiles); the player who turns first to avoid colliding into the other is the "chicken" (that is, the loser).
- (uncountable) The game of dare.
- (countable, Polari) A young, attractive, slim man, usually having little body hair; compare chickenhawk.
- (countable) A domesticated subspecies of red junglefowl (Gallus gallus domesticus).
- (countable, slang, sometimes derogatory) A young or inexperienced person.
- (slang, US) A kilogram of cocaine.
- (preceded by definite article) A simple dance in which the movements of a chicken are imitated.
- (countable, slang, sometimes derogatory) A coward.
- a person who lacks confidence, is irresolute and wishy-washy
- a foolhardy competition; a dangerous activity that is continued until one competitor becomes afraid and stops
- the flesh of a chicken used for food
- a domestic fowl bred for flesh or eggs; believed to have been developed from the red jungle fowl
adj
verb
noun
- (uncountable) The meat from this bird eaten as food.
- Any of various small game birds of the genera Coturnix, Anurophasis or Perdicula in the Old World family Phasianidae or of the New World family Odontophoridae.
- small gallinaceous game birds
- flesh of quail; suitable for roasting or broiling if young; otherwise must be braised
verb
noun
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.
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.
adj
noun
- the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
- a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
- A bird hunted or kept for food, grouped into landfowl (order Galliformes), also called gamefowl, and waterfowl (order Anseriformes: ducks, geese, swans, etc.), which together form the clade Galloanserae.
verb
noun
- A boiled leg of mutton.
- (curling) A stone that rocks from side to side as it travels because it is not resting on its running surface.
- (colloquial, law) A class of crime that can be charged as a lower penalty or a higher penalty, e.g. a crime punishable as either a misdemeanor or a felony at the discretion of the prosecutor.
- (fishing) A fishing lure made to resemble a prey fish and that wobbles in the water; plug, minnow.
- (retail, advertising) A small publicity notice which appears to float at eye level, being attached to a fixture by a flexible arm.
- (slang, British, Ireland, Islam, derogatory) a Salafi.
- One who or that which wobbles.
- (colloquial, law) A case that could go either way depending on factors that cannot be controlled.
- A person who is undecided, and might go to either side.
- (slang, UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) A sudden unexpected outburst of anger or rage; a tantrum.
- The end of the roll in a roller mill for shaping steel.
- something that wobbles