- bird
- nounADJECTIVE▪ wild▪ caged▪ exotic, rare▪ common▪ endangered▪ game▪ predatory▪ migratory▪ native▪ aquatic, forest, grassland, land, marine, sea (usually seabird), tropical, wading, woodland▪
Seabirds flocked above our heads.
▪ song (usually songbird)▪ backyard (AmE), garden (BrE)▪ pet▪ breeding, nesting▪ flightless▪ adult, baby▪ extinct… OF BIRDS▪ flockBIRD + VERB▪ circle, flit, fly, glide, soar, swoop, swoop down▪We watched a bird of prey swoop down on a mouse.
▪ hop▪ flap its wings, flutter▪ land (on sth)▪A bird landed on my shoulder.
▪ perch on sth▪ flock▪ migrate▪The birds migrate in September.
▪ chirp, sing, twitter, warble▪ peck▪birds pecking at the corn
▪ feed on sth▪ build a nest, nest▪birds nesting on the roof of the church
▪ breed, lay eggs▪ moult/moltBIRD + NOUN▪ species▪ call, song (usually birdsong)▪ bird's nest▪ sanctuary▪ conservation▪ habitat▪ life▪an area with a very varied bird life
▪ population▪ watcher, watching (usually birdwatcher, birdwatching)▪ enthusiast, lover▪ feeder▪ table (BrE)▪They set up a bird table in the garden.
▪ bath▪ cage (usually birdcage)▪ seed (usually birdseed)▪ droppings, poo (BrE, informal), poop (AmE, informal)▪ feathers▪ dog (= used in hunting) (AmE)▪ flu▪ strike (= when a bird hits a plane)PHRASES▪ a bird of passage (= a migratory bird), a bird of prey▪ a breed of bird, a species of bird, a type of bird
Collocations dictionary. 2013.
