birdie1 nounbirdie2 verb
birdiebird‧ie1 /ˈbɜːdi $ ˈbɜːrdi/ noun [countable] 
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- But Irwin missed his birdie attempt and Morgan tapped in a bogey to win.
- But Jacklin was still in a position to make birdie, about 12 feet away.
- Do you think he smiled after the birdie?
- He had talked Walker into it, and she holed the birdie putt.
- It started that great birdie run by Lee.
- There, Leonard recorded a birdie and Mickelson had a 3-putt bogey.
- Woods, sensing blood, hit a fantastic second from 149 yards that almost went in, leaving him a gimme birdie.
WORD SETS► Birds
Collocationsauk, nounbald eagle, nounbeak, nounbill, nounbird, nounbirdie, nounbird of paradise, nounbird of passage, nounbird of prey, nounbirdsong, nounblackbird, nounbluebird, nounbluejay, nounbobwhite, nounbreast, nounbuzzard, nouncackle, verbchick, nounclaw, nouncob, nouncock, nouncockerel, nouncockscomb, nouncolouring, nouncondor, nouncoo, verbcoot, nouncormorant, nouncorncrake, nouncrane, nouncrest, nouncrested, adjectivecrop, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcuckoo, nouncurlew, nouncygnet, noundickybird, noundipper, noundive, verbdodo, noundove, noundown, nounduck, nounduckling, nouneagle, nouneaglet, nounegret, nounemu, nounfeather, nounflamingo, nounfledgling, nounflight, nounfly, verbflycatcher, nounfowl, noungander, noungannet, noungizzard, noungobble, verbgobbler, noungolden eagle, noungoldfinch, noungoose, noungrebe, noungrouse, nounguillemot, nounguinea fowl, nounhackles, nounhatch, verbhawk, nounheron, nounhonk, nounhonk, verbhoot, nounhoot, verbhornbill, nounhouse martin, nounhumming bird, nounincubate, verbjackdaw, nounjay, nounkestrel, nounkingfisher, nounkite, nounkiwi, nounlark, nounlay, verblinnet, nounloon, nounlovebird, nounmacaw, nounmagpie, nounmallard, nounmarabou, nounmartin, nounmeadowlark, nounmigrant, nounmockingbird, nounmoorhen, nounmoult, verbmynah bird, nounnest, nounnest, verbnestling, nounnightingale, nounoriole, nounornithologist, nounornithology, nounosprey, nounostrich, nounowl, nounowlet, nounparakeet, nounparrot, nounpartridge, nounpeacock, nounpeafowl, nounpeahen, nounpeck, verbpeck, nounpeewit, nounpelican, nounpenguin, nounperch, nounperch, verbperegrine falcon, nounpetrel, nounpipit, nounplover, nounplumage, nounplume, verbpullet, nounquail, nounquill, nounraven, nounroadrunner, nounrobin, nounrook, nounroost, nounroost, verbrooster, nounruff, nounsandpiper, nounseabird, nounseagull, nounshag, nounsing, verbskylark, nounsnipe, nounsong, nounsongbird, nounsongster, nounsparrow, nounstarling, nounswallow, nounswan, nounswift, nounswoop, verbtalon, nounteal, nountern, nounthrush, nountit, nountoucan, nountrill, nounturkey, nounturtledove, nountwitter, verbvulture, nounwader, nounwagtail, nounwarble, verbwarbler, nounwater bird, nounwaterfowl, nounwebbed, adjectiveweb-footed, adjectivewhistle, verbwing, nounwinged, adjectivewingspan, nounwingtip, nounwishbone, nounwren, nounyellowhammer, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► putt
1spoken a word meaning a little bird, used especially by or to children2in golf, a score that is one less than par3American English a small object with feathers that you hit across the net in a game of badminton SYN shuttlecock British English· Woods then holed a birdie putt from six feet to stretch his lead to four.· Your man has a birdie putt, and you are both pleased.· He missed four short ones in a 74 but rolled home a 25-foot birdie putt on the last green.· The only birdie putt he had of any distance was at No. 10, where he holed a 15-foot shot.· Only one of his birdie putts was more than 12 feet as he continued to pepper the pins.· He missed birdie putts at Nos. 14, 16 and 17.· Three birdie putts were from three feet and one from only a foot.· Love made the 20-foot birdie putt from the fringe.
VERB► make· But Jacklin was still in a position to make birdie, about 12 feet away.· Besides the eagle, Leonard made four birdies and only one bogey.· I think he'd tried to make a certain birdie but he'd really come unstuck.· I had the luxury of making a mistake and having a chance to make a couple more birdies.· You just keep trying to make birdies.· He made a 10-foot birdie put to close to within one.· He made birdie to open up a four-shot lead I looked at him and winked.· But he made a birdie and two pars coming in, and made the cut by two shots.
► miss· Greenside experts saw him miss three birdie opportunities, from six, 10 and 15 feet.· But Irwin missed his birdie attempt and Morgan tapped in a bogey to win.· He missed birdie putts at Nos. 14, 16 and 17.
birdie1 nounbirdie2 verb
birdiebirdie2 verb [transitive] Verb TableVERB TABLE
birdie
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | birdie |
| he, she, it | birdies | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | birdied |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have birdied |
| he, she, it | has birdied | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had birdied |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will birdie |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have birdied |
WORD SETS► Golf
in golf, to get the ball into the hole in one hit less than par: birdie, nounbirdie, verbbogey, nounbogie, nounbogie, verbbunker, nouncaddy, nouncaddy, verbcup, noundriver, nounfairway, noungolf ball, noungolf club, noungolf course, noungolf links, noungreen, nounhole, nounhole, verbiron, nounloft, verbmishit, verbpar, nounpitch, verbpitch-and-putt, nounpull, nounputt, verbputter, nounputting green, nounround, nounrubber, nounsandtrap, nounsink, verbswing, nountee, nountrap, nounwood, noun
Woods birdied the last two holes.