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Pronunciation
bû(r)d, /b��(r)d/, /b3:(r)d/
audio|en-us-bird.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)d|-��(r)d

Noun
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en-noun|sg=the bird|-

1. The vulgar hand gesture in which the middle finger is extended.

#* 2003, The Beach House, James Patterson—Then she raised both hands above her shoulders and flipped him the bird with each one.

Etymology 1
Old English brid, �young bird�, �chick�, of unknown origin.

See also burd.

Noun
Image:Blue Tit aka.jpg|thumb|right|A small bird, definition 1
en-noun

1. A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers, wings usually capable of flight, and laying eggs.

#: Ducks and sparrows are birds.

1. context|UK|slang A person.

#: He�s an odd bird.

1. context|UK|slang A girl or woman considered sexually attractive, as used by a man.

#: Who�s that bird?

1. context|UK|Irish|slang Girlfriend.

#: Anto went out with his bird last night.

Synonyms
(man): guy, bloke
(woman): broad, chick, dame, girl, lass

Derived terms
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birdbrain
bird dog
birdy
early bird
rel-mid
eat like a bird
for the birds
kill two birds with one stone
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Verb
en-verb

1. To observe or identify wild birds in their natural environment.

Etymology 2
Possible literal translation of Chinese slang or other Asian origin

Noun
en-noun

1. context|Filipino slang A penis.

#: Don't Touch My Bird.

Etymology 3
Originally Cockney rhyming slang, shortened from bird-lime for "time"

Noun
en-noun|-

1. A prison sentence.

#: He�s doing bird.

Synonyms
(prison sentence): porridge, stretch, time

See also
Appendix: Animals
Appendix: Collective nouns

Sicilian: aceddu m
Slovak: vták m
Slovene: pti� m, ptica f
Somali: shimbir
Spanish: t|es|pájaro m, t|es|ave f
Swahili: ndege (noun 9/10)
Swedish: fågel c
Tagalog: ibon
trreq|Tahitian
Tamazight: ⴰⴳⴹ�ⴹ (ag�i�) m
trreq|Tamil
Telugu: ప��షి, విహ��మ�, పి��� (piTTa)
Thai: Thai|�� (nók), Thai|�ั�ษา (bpàks�a)
Tok Pisin: pisin
trreq|Tongan
Tupinambá: gûyrá
Turan: qu�
Turkish: ku�
Ukrainian: п�а� (ptákh) m
Urdu: URchar|���ا (�i.riy�) f, URchar|پ��ھ� (pan�ī) f, URchar|پکش� (pakšī) m, URchar|پر�د� (parand�) m, URchar|پکھ�ر� (pakherū) m
Uzbek: qush
Venetian: oseo m
Vietnamese: (con) chim
Volapük: böd
Welsh: aderyn m
Yiddish פֿױ�� (foygl) m
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trans-top|person
French: type#French|type m
German: Vogel m
trans-mid
Italian: tipo#Italian|tipo m
Slovene: ti� m colloquial
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trans-top|woman
Aragonese: mozeta f
Breton: polez f -i
Bulgarian: моми�е (momi�e) n
Catalan: noia#Catalan|noia f
Dutch: griet f
Esperanto: bubino f
Estonian: tibi
Finnish: tipu
French: poule f, nana f, gonzesse f
Galician: moza
German: Schnitte f, Braut f, Perle f, Mieze f
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Guaraní: kuña
Indonesian: cewek
Interlingua: femina
Italian: bambola f
Portuguese: (in Portugal) rapariga f, (in Brazil) moça f
Spanish: t|es|muchacha f t|es|chica f
Swedish: brud c
Telugu: �ిల��, పి��� (piTTa)
Tok Pisin: meri
Tupinambá: kunhã
Volapük: vom f
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trans-top|time in prison
French: tôle f, taule f
trans-mid
German: absitzen im Cafe Viereck
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Category:1000 English basic words
Category:Birds|*
Category:Vertebrates

ang:bird
ar:bird
zh-min-nan:bird
br:bird
da:bird
de:bird
dv:bird
et:bird
el:bird
es:bird
fa:bird
fr:bird
fy:bird
gv:bird
gd:bird
gl:bird
ko:bird
hy:bird
hi:bird
io:bird
id:bird
it:bird
kk:bird
ky:bird
ku:bird
la:bird
lt:bird
hu:bird
nah:bird
ja:bird
ug:bird
pl:bird
pt:bird
ro:bird
ru:bird
simple:bird
sr:bird
fi:bird
sv:bird
ta:bird
te:bird
th:bird
vi:bird
tr:bird
uk:bird
zh:bird

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