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Definitions

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. n. Informal A small bird.
  2. n. Sports One stroke under par for a hole in golf.
  3. n. Sports See shuttlecock.
  4. v. Sports To shoot (a hole in golf) in one stroke under par.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. n. A childish diminutive of bird.
  2. n. A term of endearment for a child or a young woman.
  3. n. A name about Aberdeen, Scotland, of the young halibut.

Wiktionary

  1. n. diminutive A bird; a birdling.
  2. n. golf The completion of a hole one stroke below par.
  3. n. badminton A shuttlecock.
  4. n. electronics An electromagnetic signal generated from within an electronic device.
  5. n. usually preceded by "the" A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle finger.
  6. n. usually preceded by "the" A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle and index fingers.
  7. v. intransitive, golf To score a birdie.
  8. v. transitive, golf To score a birdie.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. n. A pretty or dear little bird; -- a pet name.

WordNet 3.0

  1. n. badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
  2. n. (golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole
  3. v. shoot in one stroke under par

Etymologies

  1. From bird +‎ -ie. Compare Dutch vogeltje ("birdie"). (Wiktionary)

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  1. badminton equipment
  1. score
  1. shoot

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  1. all-or-nothing
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Words with the same terminal sound

  1. Ciardi
  1. Verde
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  1. nerdy
  1. purdy
  1. sturdy
  1. thirty
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Words that contain this word in their definition

  1. birdeen
  1. shuttlecock

tagging (1)

Words tagged ‘birdie’

  1. pewit

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  • bilby
    The birdies sing and whistle loud,
    The busy insects hum,
    The squirrels chat, the frogs say 'Crook!'
    But the snake is always dumb.
    With not a sound through grasses deep
    The silent snake goes creepy-creep!
    - Langston Hughes, 'The Silent Snake'. Nov 8, 2008

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‘birdie’ has been looked up 1499 times, added to 10 lists, commented on 1 time, and has a Scrabble score of 9.