dodo
noun countable
/ˈdəʊdəʊ/
Word Forms
| singular | dodo |
| plural | dodos or dodoes |
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- 1a large bird that no longer exists and could not flySynonyms and related wordsSpecies of birdbantambarn owlbird of paradise
- 2
go the way of the dodo
to become extinctDespite the growth of online commerce, retail stores and shopping malls aren’t going the way of the dodo.Submitted by:
Ruslan from Belarus on 04/01/2018
phrases
dodo
noun countable
/ˈdoʊdoʊ/
Word Forms
| singular | dodo |
| plural | dodos or dodoes |
© Macmillan Education Limited
- 1a large bird that does not exist any more and could not flySynonyms and related wordsSpecies of birdbantambarn owlbird of paradise
- 2informala stupid personSynonyms and related wordsSomeone who is unintelligent, stupid or sillyfoollumpclown
- 3
go the way of the dodo
to become extinctDespite the growth of online commerce, retail stores and shopping malls aren’t going the way of the dodo.Submitted by:
Ruslan from Belarus on 04/01/2018
phrases
- askance
- ask around
- (as) keen as mustard
- askew
- ask for
- ask for/beg/crave etc someone’s indulgence
- ask for/beg/crave etc. someone’s indulgence
- askhole
- asking for trouble
- asking price
- ask out
- ask someone to believe something
- ask/wish for the moon
- asl
- a slap in the face
- a slap on the wrist
- (as) large as life
- as late as
- asleep
- as level
- a slice of life
- a slice of the cake
- (as) like as not
- a slip of a boy/girl
- a slip of the pen