bird
/ˈbɝd/
nounverb
Core
1.n.warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
2.n.the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
3.n.informal terms for a (young) woman
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bird and doll share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. bird means “warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings”. doll means “a small replica of a person; used as a toy”. bird is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/ˈbɝd/
1.n.warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
2.n.the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food
3.n.informal terms for a (young) woman
/ˈdɑl/
1.n.a small replica of a person; used as a toy
2.n.informal terms for a (young) woman
| bird | doll | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /ˈbɝd/ | /ˈdɑl/ |
| Said | burd | dahl |
| Syllables | 1 | 1 |
| Letters | 4 | 4 |
| Parts of speech | noun, verb | noun |
| Senses | 6 | 2 |
| How common | Core | Common |
| Synonyms | none recorded | dolly |
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