birdcage

[ burd-keyj ]

/ ˈbɜrdˌkeɪdʒ /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR birdcage ON THESAURUS.COM

noun

a cage for confining birds.

something that resembles a birdcage in form.

Slang. the airspace over an airport, together with the airplanes in it.

Origin of birdcage

First recorded in 1480–90; bird + cage

Words nearby birdcage

bird band, birdbath, birdbrain, bird-brained, bird-breeder's lung, birdcage, birdcage clock, bird call, bird-catcher tree, bird cherry, bird colonel

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Example sentences from the Web for birdcage

I suspect this is owing to what passed in the House about opening the Birdcage Walk.
The Greville Memoirs|Charles C. F. Greville
Then her sister rose and took in a birdcage from outside the window, where it had hung, but I had not seen it.
Charles Auchester, Volume 2 (of 2)|Elizabeth Sheppard
The tall man with the nervous, irritable face and the little girl with the birdcage in her hand.
Mary Rose of Mifflin|Frances R. Sterrett
Near the sink was an open cupboard with three shelves, broad and high enough to hold a birdcage.
Mary Rose of Mifflin|Frances R. Sterrett

She slipped down and ran into the next room to come back with a birdcage.
Mary Rose of Mifflin|Frances R. Sterrett

British Dictionary definitions for birdcage

birdcage

/ (ˈbɜːdˌkeɪdʒ) /

noun

a wire or wicker cage in which captive birds are kept

any object of a similar shape, construction, or purpose

Australian and NZ an area on a racecourse where horses parade before a race

NZ informal a second-hand car dealer's yard

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单词	birdcage
释义	birdcage [ burd-keyj ] / ˈbɜrdˌkeɪdʒ / SEE SYNONYMS FOR birdcage ON THESAURUS.COM noun a cage for confining birds. something that resembles a birdcage in form. Slang. the airspace over an airport, together with the airplanes in it. Origin of birdcage First recorded in 1480–90; bird + cage Words nearby birdcage bird band, birdbath, birdbrain, bird-brained, bird-breeder's lung, birdcage, birdcage clock, bird call, bird-catcher tree, bird cherry, bird colonel Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for birdcage I suspect this is owing to what passed in the House about opening the Birdcage Walk. The Greville Memoirs\|Charles C. F. Greville Then her sister rose and took in a birdcage from outside the window, where it had hung, but I had not seen it. Charles Auchester, Volume 2 (of 2)\|Elizabeth Sheppard The tall man with the nervous, irritable face and the little girl with the birdcage in her hand. Mary Rose of Mifflin\|Frances R. Sterrett Near the sink was an open cupboard with three shelves, broad and high enough to hold a birdcage. Mary Rose of Mifflin\|Frances R. Sterrett She slipped down and ran into the next room to come back with a birdcage. Mary Rose of Mifflin\|Frances R. Sterrett British Dictionary definitions for birdcage birdcage / (ˈbɜːdˌkeɪdʒ) / noun a wire or wicker cage in which captive birds are kept any object of a similar shape, construction, or purpose Australian and NZ an area on a racecourse where horses parade before a race NZ informal a second-hand car dealer's yard Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to birdcage hutch, corral, mew, pound, cage, enclosure, lock-up
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birdcage

noun

Origin of birdcage

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Example sentences from the Web for birdcage

British Dictionary definitions for birdcage

noun

Words related to birdcage