any warm-blooded vertebrate of the class Aves, having a body covered with feathers, forelimbs modified into wings, scaly legs, a beak, and no teeth, and bearing young in a hard-shelled egg.
Slang. a person, esp. one having some peculiarity: He's a queer bird.
5.
Informal. an aircraft, spacecraft, or guided missile.
6.
Cookery. a thin piece of meat, poultry, or fish rolled around a stuffing and braised: veal birds.
7.
Southern U.S.(in hunting) a bobwhite.
8.
Chiefly BritishSlang. a girl or young woman.
9.
Archaic. the young of any fowl.
10.
the bird, Slang.
a.
disapproval, as of a performance, by hissing, booing, etc.: He got the bird when he came out on stage.
b.
scoffing or ridicule: He was trying to be serious, but we all gave him the bird.
c.
an obscene gesture of contempt made by raising the middle finger.
–verb (used without object)
11.
to catch or shoot birds.
12.
to bird-watch.
—Idioms
13.
a little bird, Informal. a secret source of information: A little bird told me that today is your birthday.
14.
bird in the hand, a thing possessed in fact as opposed to a thing about which one speculates: A bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. Also, bird in hand.
15.
birds of a feather, people with interests, opinions, or backgrounds in common: Birds of a feather flock together.
16.
eat like a bird, to eat sparingly: She couldn't understand why she failed to lose weight when she was, as she said, eating like a bird.
17.
for the birds, Slang. useless or worthless; not to be taken seriously: Their opinions on art are for the birds. That pep rally is for the birds.
18.
kill two birds with one stone, to achieve two aims with a single effort: She killed two birds with one stone by shopping and visiting the museum on the same trip.
19.
the birds and the bees, basic information about sex and reproduction: It was time to talk to the boy about the birds and the bees.
a building in which people live; residence for human beings.
2.
a household.
3.
(often initial capital letter) a family, including ancestors and descendants: the great houses of France; the House of Hapsburg.
4.
a building for any purpose: a house of worship.
5.
a theater, concert hall, or auditorium: a vaudeville house.
6.
the audience of a theater or the like.
7.
a place of shelter for an animal, bird, etc.
8.
the building in which a legislative or official deliberative body meets.
9.
(initial capital letter) the body itself, esp. of a bicameral legislature: the House of Representatives.
10.
a quorum of such a body.
11.
(often initial capital letter) a commercial establishment; business firm: the House of Rothschild; a publishing house.
12.
a gambling casino.
13.
the management of a commercial establishment or of a gambling casino: rules of the house.
14.
an advisory or deliberative group, esp. in church or college affairs.
15.
a college in an English-type university.
16.
a residential hall in a college or school; dormitory.
17.
the members or residents of any such residential hall.
18.
Informal. a brothel; whorehouse.
19.
British. a variety of lotto or bingo played with paper and pencil, esp. by soldiers as a gambling game.
20.
Also called parish.Curling. the area enclosed by a circle 12 or 14 ft. (3.7 or 4.2 m) in diameter at each end of the rink, having the tee in the center.
21.
Nautical. any enclosed shelter above the weather deck of a vessel: bridge house; deck house.
22.
Astrology. one of the 12 divisions of the celestial sphere, numbered counterclockwise from the point of the eastern horizon.
–verb (used with object)
23.
to put or receive into a house, dwelling, or living quarters: More than 200 students were housed in the dormitory.
24.
to give shelter to; harbor; lodge: to house flood victims in schools.
25.
to provide with a place to work, study, or the like: This building houses our executive staff.
26.
to provide storage space for; be a receptacle for or repository of: The library houses 600,000 books.
27.
to remove from exposure; put in a safe place.
28.
Nautical.
a.
to stow securely.
b.
to lower (an upper mast) and make secure, as alongside the lower mast.
c.
to heave (an anchor) home.
29.
Carpentry.
a.
to fit the end or edge of (a board or the like) into a notch, hole, or groove.
b.
to form (a joint) between two pieces of wood by fitting the end or edge of one into a dado of the other.
–verb (used without object)
30.
to take shelter; dwell.
–adjective
31.
of, pertaining to, or noting a house.
32.
for or suitable for a house: house paint.
33.
of or being a product made by or for a specific retailer and often sold under the store's own label: You'll save money on the radio if you buy the house brand.
34.
served by a restaurant as its customary brand: the house wine.
—Idioms
35.
bring down the house, to call forth vigorous applause from an audience; be highly successful: The children's performances brought down the house.
to fill a theater with many people admitted on free passes; paper the house.
b.
to arrange or space the seating of patrons in such a way as to make an audience appear larger or a theater or nightclub more crowded than it actually is.
38.
keep house, to maintain a home; manage a household.
39.
like a house on fire or afire, very quickly; with energy or enthusiasm: The new product took off like a house on fire.
40.
on the house, as a gift from the management; free: Tonight the drinks are on the house.
41.
put or set one's house in order,
a.
to settle one's affairs.
b.
to improve one's behavior or correct one's faults: It is easy to criticize others, but it would be better to put one's own house in order first.
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laying house in animal husbandry, a building or enclosure for maintaining laying flocks of domestic fowl, usually chickens, containing nests, lighting, roosting space, waterers, and feed troughs. Feeders and ...
Johnson, Lady Bird American first lady (1963-69), the wife of Lyndon B. Johnson, 36th president of the United States, and an environmentalist noted for her emphasis on beautification.
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Asia Game birds are important. The Indian peacock can be seen throughout India, whereas another species of peacock (Pavo muticus) is restricted to Java. Numerous species of pheasants live in the forests ...
ornithology a branch of zoology dealing with the study of birds. Most of the early writings on birds are more anecdotal than scientific, but they represent a broad foundation of knowledge, including much ...
social weaver any of a number of small African birds of the family Ploceidae (q.v.; order Passeriformes) that are extremely gregarious. This name is given particularly to Philetairus socius, which makes an ...
bird The bipedal gait of birds, dictated by modification of the forelimbs for flight, necessitates manipulation of food by the bill and feet. This poses problems in balance. The relative lengths of the ...
NewsBlaze - Found Jan. 7, 2009 In addition to the Birds of a Feather decorative bird house series, the Backyard Bird Company will continue to sell , bird feeders, outdoor...
Mail Online UK - Found Dec. 29, 2008 A British couple have broken the world record for the highest number of different bird species spotted in a year, after selling their house to pay
Liberty & Power: Group Blog - Found Dec. 27, 2008 In 1968, while at a public White House lunch, she properly embarassed Lady Bird Johnson by declaring "You send the best of this country...
AARC - Found Dec. 26, 2008 President Bush bestowed the medal on Dr. Bird during a ceremony held in the White House on December 10, recognizing him for helping to...
Navasota Examiner - Found Nov. 4, 2008 As a community service project, members of the Grimes County 4-H Wildlife and Fishery Project Group are sponsoring a Bird House-Feeder Workshop on
Assam Tribune - Found Nov. 25, 2008 NORTH LAKHIMPUR, Nov 25 – A tourist guest house constructed at the Bordoibam bird sanctuary in Lakhimpur district was opened formally for visitors
Article Dashboard.com - Found 2 hours ago In addition to the paint and shingles a couple of accessories like a barbeque or bird house will add to the attractiveness.
Malta Independent Daily - Found 2 hours ago The Bird Breeders’ Association will be organising its 26th Annual Show of Cage and Aviary birds from 9 to 11 January at the Power House, Valletta
Workers World Online - Found 5 hours ago Thats because she spoke at a photo op at the White House in the face of First Lady Lady Bird Johnsonwife of President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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