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单词 birdlimes
释义

birdlime

noun

bird·​lime ˈbərd-ˌlīm How to pronounce birdlime (audio)
1
: a sticky substance usually made from the bark of a holly (Ilex aquifolium) that is smeared on twigs to snare small birds
2
: something that ensnares
birdlime transitive verb

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

birdlimes

verb

present tense third-person singular of birdlime
as in immeshes

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • immeshes
  • captures
  • meshes
  • entoils
  • traps
  • nets
  • bags
  • enmeshes
  • collars
  • entraps
  • tangles
  • snares
  • ensnarls
  • ensnares
  • catches up
  • entangles
  • embroils
  • implicates
  • involves
  • mires

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • disentangles
  • detaches
  • disengages
  • untangles
  • frees
  • liberates
  • clears
  • extricates
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