Bird

1bird pronunciation: function: noun usage: often attributive etymology: middle english brid, bird, from old english bridddate: before 12th century 1 archaic : the young of a feathered vertebrate2 : any of a class (aves) of warm-blooded vertebrates distinguished by having the body more or less completely covered with feathers and the forelimbs modified as wings3 : a game bird4 : clay pigeon5 a : fellow b : a peculiar person c chiefly british : girl6 : shuttlecock7 chiefly british a : a hissing or jeering sound expressive of disapproval b : dismissal from employment8 : a thin piece of meat rolled up with stuffing and cooked9 : a man-made object (as an aircraft, rocket, or satellite) that resembles a bird especially by flying or being aloft10 : an obscene gesture of contempt made by pointing the middle finger upward while keeping the other fingers down —usually used with the —called also finger11 : birdie 2— bird;like adjective — for the birds : worthless, ridiculous[bird illustration]