English words for 'small Australian dove'
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noun
- A young dove or pigeon.
- (countable) A thick cushion, especially a flat one covering the seat of a chair or sofa.
- A young rook.
- (countable) A person of a short, fat figure.
- (uncountable) The meat of young dove or pigeon, typically under four weeks old, used as food.
- A young chicken.
- flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled
- an unfledged pigeon
- a soft padded sofa
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adv
verb
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noun
adj
- Robust and vigorous, like a person with a red complexion (as compared to a pale one).
- Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.
- (British, Australia, slang, not comparable) A mild intensifier, expressing irritation.
- inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
- of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
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verb
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noun
- A small bird; a dicky-bird.
- (UK, military slang) A pilot.
- (South Asia) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car.
- (UK, dialect) A donkey.
- (vulgar, slang) A penis (dick).
- (idiomatic, UK, in negative constructions) An insignificant sound or thing; dicky-bird.
- A haddock.
- (India, colloquial) the buttocks.
- (colloquial) A louse.
- (UK, dialect) A hedge sparrow.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) Dicky dirt = a shirt, meaning a shirt with a collar.
- (historical) A leather apron for a gig, etc.
- A detachable shirt front, collar or bib.
- a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
- a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt
adj
noun
- (Australia) A white-quilled rock pigeon (Petrophassa albipennis).
- (Australia) A chestnut-quilled rock pigeon (Petrophassa rufipennis).
- (Africa) A speckled pigeon or African rock pigeon (Columba guinea).
- A rock dove (Columba livia).
- pale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended
noun
- small black-headed European gull
- small brownish-grey warbler with a black crown
- chickadee having a dark crown
- raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit
- (cooking) An apple roasted until black, to be served in a dish of boiled custard.
- (Canada, US) The blackcap raspberry (Rubus leucodermis).
- A small Old World warbler, Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla), which is mainly grey with a black crown.
noun
- small North American falcon
- small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa
- Alternative form of sparrowhawk; the Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), a small, short-winged European hawk and other similar Old World hawks in the subfamily Accipitrinae, that prey on smaller birds.
- The American kestrel or American sparrowhawk (Falco sparverius), a small falcon found in North and South America that preys on grasshoppers and small animals.
noun
- small brownish European songbird
- any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
- Generically, any small, nondescript bird.
- (UK, chiefly London) A quick-witted, lively person.
- A member of the family Passeridae, comprising small Old World songbirds.
- The house sparrow, Passer domesticus; a small bird with a short bill, and brown, white and gray feathers.
- A member of the family Passerellidae (or Emberizidae, under classification systems that subsume the New World sparrows under Emberizidae), comprising small New World songbirds.
noun
- large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs
- Any of several chicken- or turkey-like birds in the family Megapodiidae, which incubate their eggs by burying them where they receive warmth from decaying vegetation, solar radiation or geothermal heat.
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- small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
- a ladle that has a cup with a long handle
- small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom
- Any snack food intended to be dipped in sauce.
- One who, or that which, dips (immerses something, or itself, into a liquid).
- (historical, informal, Christianity) A Baptist or Dunker.
- (South Asia, North India, slang, derogatory, offensive) an Indian-born immigrant residing in Western countries, often born in the 1990s or later
- Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed along the bottom.
- (cricket) A delivery bowled that curves into or away from the batter before pitching.
- Someone who dips chewing tobacco or snuff.
- (UK, India) The control in a vehicle that switches between high-beam and low-beam (i.e. dips the lights), especially when used to signal other vehicles.
- (slang) A pickpocket.
- (historical) A person employed in a tin plate works to coat steel plates in molten tin by dipping them.
- A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping into and ladling out liquids; a ladle or scoop.
- (historical) A person employed to assist a bather in and out of the sea.
noun
- A young dove or pigeon.
- (countable) A thick cushion, especially a flat one covering the seat of a chair or sofa.
- A young rook.
- (countable) A person of a short, fat figure.
- (uncountable) The meat of young dove or pigeon, typically under four weeks old, used as food.
- A young chicken.
- flesh of a pigeon suitable for roasting or braising; flesh of a dove (young squab) may be broiled
- an unfledged pigeon
- a soft padded sofa
adj
adv
verb
noun
noun
adj
- Robust and vigorous, like a person with a red complexion (as compared to a pale one).
- Reddish in color, especially of the face, fire, or sky.
- (British, Australia, slang, not comparable) A mild intensifier, expressing irritation.
- inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life
- of a color at the end of the color spectrum (next to orange); resembling the color of blood or cherries or tomatoes or rubies
adv
verb
noun
noun
- A small bird; a dicky-bird.
- (UK, military slang) A pilot.
- (South Asia) The luggage storage compartment of a sedan/saloon style car.
- (UK, dialect) A donkey.
- (vulgar, slang) A penis (dick).
- (idiomatic, UK, in negative constructions) An insignificant sound or thing; dicky-bird.
- A haddock.
- (India, colloquial) the buttocks.
- (colloquial) A louse.
- (UK, dialect) A hedge sparrow.
- (Cockney rhyming slang) Dicky dirt = a shirt, meaning a shirt with a collar.
- (historical) A leather apron for a gig, etc.
- A detachable shirt front, collar or bib.
- a small third seat in the back of an old-fashioned two-seater
- a man's detachable insert (usually starched) to simulate the front of a shirt
adj
noun
- (Australia) A white-quilled rock pigeon (Petrophassa albipennis).
- (Australia) A chestnut-quilled rock pigeon (Petrophassa rufipennis).
- (Africa) A speckled pigeon or African rock pigeon (Columba guinea).
- A rock dove (Columba livia).
- pale grey Eurasian pigeon having black-striped wings from which most domestic species are descended
noun
- small black-headed European gull
- small brownish-grey warbler with a black crown
- chickadee having a dark crown
- raspberry native to eastern North America having black thimble-shaped fruit
- (cooking) An apple roasted until black, to be served in a dish of boiled custard.
- (Canada, US) The blackcap raspberry (Rubus leucodermis).
- A small Old World warbler, Eurasian blackcap (Sylvia atricapilla), which is mainly grey with a black crown.
noun
- small North American falcon
- small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa
- Alternative form of sparrowhawk; the Eurasian sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus), a small, short-winged European hawk and other similar Old World hawks in the subfamily Accipitrinae, that prey on smaller birds.
- The American kestrel or American sparrowhawk (Falco sparverius), a small falcon found in North and South America that preys on grasshoppers and small animals.
noun
- small brownish European songbird
- any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects
- Generically, any small, nondescript bird.
- (UK, chiefly London) A quick-witted, lively person.
- A member of the family Passeridae, comprising small Old World songbirds.
- The house sparrow, Passer domesticus; a small bird with a short bill, and brown, white and gray feathers.
- A member of the family Passerellidae (or Emberizidae, under classification systems that subsume the New World sparrows under Emberizidae), comprising small New World songbirds.
noun
- large-footed short-winged birds of Australasia; build mounds of decaying vegetation to incubate eggs
- Any of several chicken- or turkey-like birds in the family Megapodiidae, which incubate their eggs by burying them where they receive warmth from decaying vegetation, solar radiation or geothermal heat.
adj
noun
noun
- small North American diving duck; males have bushy head plumage
- a ladle that has a cup with a long handle
- small stocky diving bird without webbed feet; frequents fast-flowing streams and feeds along the bottom
- Any snack food intended to be dipped in sauce.
- One who, or that which, dips (immerses something, or itself, into a liquid).
- (historical, informal, Christianity) A Baptist or Dunker.
- (South Asia, North India, slang, derogatory, offensive) an Indian-born immigrant residing in Western countries, often born in the 1990s or later
- Any of various small passerine birds of the genus Cinclus that live near fast-flowing streams and feed along the bottom.
- (cricket) A delivery bowled that curves into or away from the batter before pitching.
- Someone who dips chewing tobacco or snuff.
- (UK, India) The control in a vehicle that switches between high-beam and low-beam (i.e. dips the lights), especially when used to signal other vehicles.
- (slang) A pickpocket.
- (historical) A person employed in a tin plate works to coat steel plates in molten tin by dipping them.
- A cup-shaped vessel with a long handle, for dipping into and ladling out liquids; a ladle or scoop.
- (historical) A person employed to assist a bather in and out of the sea.
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