Coffee has initially been a food ā chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.
BIRD
bird
(noun) warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
shuttlecock, bird, birdie, shuttle
(noun) badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
boo, hoot, Bronx cheer, hiss, raspberry, razzing, razz, snort, bird
(noun) a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt
bird, fowl
(noun) the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
dame, doll, wench, skirt, chick, bird
(noun) informal terms for a (young) woman
bird, birdwatch
(verb) watch and study birds in their natural habitat
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Noun
bird (plural birds)
A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, and laying eggs.
(slang) A man, fellow. [from the mid-19th c.]
(UK, US, slang) A girl or woman, especially one considered sexually attractive.
(UK, Ireland, slang) Girlfriend. [from the early 20th c.]
(slang) An airplane.
(slang) A satellite.
(obsolete) A chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling.
Synonyms
• (member of class Aves): fowl, avian
• (man): chap, bloke, guy
• (woman): broad, chick, dame, girl, lass
• See also woman
• See also girl
Hyponyms
• See also bird
Verb
bird (third-person singular simple present birds, present participle birding, simple past and past participle birded)
(intransitive) To observe or identify wild birds in their natural environment.
(intransitive) To catch or shoot birds.
(intransitive, figuratively) To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.
Etymology 2
Originally Cockney rhyming slang, shortened from bird-lime for "time".
Noun
bird (plural birds)
(slang, uncountable) A prison sentence.
A yardbird
Synonyms
• (prison sentence): porridge, stretch, time
Verb
bird (third-person singular simple present birds, present participle birding, simple past and past participle birded)
(transitive, slang) To bring into prison, to roof.
Etymology 3
Dated in the midā18th Century; derived from the expression āto give the big birdā, as in āto hiss someone like a gooseā.
Noun
the bird (plural -)
The vulgar hand gesture in which the middle finger is extended.
Anagrams
• drib
Proper noun
Bird
A surname.
Anagrams
• drib
Source: Wiktionary
Bird, n. Etym: [OE. brid, bred, bird, young bird, bird, AS. bridd young bird.
1. Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2). That ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird. Shak. The brydds [birds] of the aier have nestes. Tyndale (Matt. viii. 20).
2. (Zoƶl.)
Definition: A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See Aves.
3. Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.
4. Fig.: A girl; a maiden. And by my word! the bonny bird In danger shall not tarry. Campbell. Arabian bird, the phenix.
– Bird of Jove, the eagle.
– Bird of Juno, the peacock.
– Bird louse (Zoƶl.), a wingless insect of the group Mallophaga, of which the genera and species are very numerous and mostly parasitic upon birds.
– Bird mite (Zoƶl.), a small mite (genera Dermanyssus, Dermaleichus and allies) parasitic upon birds. The species are numerous.
– Bird of passage, a migratory bird.
– Bird spider (Zoƶl.), a very large South American spider (Mygale avicularia). It is said sometimes to capture and kill small birds.
– Bird tick (Zoƶl.), a dipterous insect parasitic upon birds (genus Ornithomyia, and allies), usually winged.
Bird, v. i.
1. To catch or shoot birds.
2. Hence: To seek for game or plunder; to thieve. [R.] B. Jonson.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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