bird call

or birdcall

noun

a sound made by a bird.

a sound imitating that of a bird.

a device used to imitate the sound of a bird.

Origin of bird call

First recorded in 1615–25

Words nearby bird call

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

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Example sentences from the Web for bird call

Of course, I dared not call, so I gave a soft whistle, as near like a bird-call as I could.
Three Times and Out|Nellie L. McClung
He gave the boy this clock and the bird-call to amuse him while he went upstairs and packed his trunk.
John Thorndyke's Cases|R. Austin Freeman
The use of proper means to effect our purpose is enforced in the warning that "Fish are not to be caught with a bird-call."
Proverb Lore|F. Edward Hulme
There is the "Siegfried" bird-call running through my head again!
An American Girl in Munich|Mabel W. Daniels

The falcon flew to another place and gave her bird-call again.
The King of Ireland's Son|Padraic Colum

British Dictionary definitions for bird call

bird call

noun

the characteristic call or song of a bird

an imitation of this

an instrument imitating the call of a bird, used esp by hunters or bird-catchers

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单词	bird call
释义	bird call or birdcall noun a sound made by a bird. a sound imitating that of a bird. a device used to imitate the sound of a bird. Origin of bird call First recorded in 1615–25 Words nearby bird call birdbrain, bird-brained, bird-breeder's lung, birdcage, birdcage clock, bird call, bird-catcher tree, bird cherry, bird colonel, bird dog, birder Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for bird call Of course, I dared not call, so I gave a soft whistle, as near like a bird-call as I could. Three Times and Out\|Nellie L. McClung He gave the boy this clock and the bird-call to amuse him while he went upstairs and packed his trunk. John Thorndyke's Cases\|R. Austin Freeman The use of proper means to effect our purpose is enforced in the warning that "Fish are not to be caught with a bird-call." Proverb Lore\|F. Edward Hulme There is the "Siegfried" bird-call running through my head again! An American Girl in Munich\|Mabel W. Daniels The falcon flew to another place and gave her bird-call again. The King of Ireland's Son\|Padraic Colum British Dictionary definitions for bird call bird call noun the characteristic call or song of a bird an imitation of this an instrument imitating the call of a bird, used esp by hunters or bird-catchers 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
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