Phrase Hound found 179 phrases and 169 compound words that contain birds. The most common are listed below. Open birds in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 179
- king of birdsThe eagle.
- migratory birdsplural of migratory bird: A bird that moves from one area of the world to another according to the season, usually from north to south and vice versa.
- birds of a featherPeople having similar characters, backgrounds, interests, or beliefs.
- birds of a feather flock togetherPeople of similar character, background or taste tend to congregate or associate with one another; it is easier to establish friendships with people that one has a lot in common with.
- Wild Birds
- birds of passageplural of bird of passage: A migratory bird, especially a passage migrant (“a bird that stops somewhere for a short time during a seasonal migration”).
- birds of preyplural of bird of prey: A carnivorous bird that hunts for its food, especially one that preys on land vertebrates.
- birds of paradiseplural of bird of paradise: Any of various passerine birds of the family Paradisaeidae native to Oceania. In many of the species the breeding plumage of the males is brightly coloured.
- Birds' WeddingA custom among the Sorbs (Wends) of Lusatia in Germany, whereby on the evening of January 24th, children place empty plates outside, and on the morning of January 25th, they find pastries, meringues and candy in the form of birds, which …
- kill two birds with one stoneTo solve two problems with one single action.
- birds and beesInformal education about sex.
- scare-the-birdsA scarecrow.
- dead birdsplural of dead bird: A ball which falls over the infielders’ heads for a hit, as if it were a bird shot by a hunter.
- game birdsplural of game bird: A bird that is hunted for sport, especially one used for food.
- Jesus birdsplural of Jesus bird: A jacana.
- love birdsplural of love bird: Any small parrot from one of the nine species within the genus Agapornis. Sometimes they are kept as cage birds and are noted for their affection towards each other.
- night birdsplural of night bird: A bird that is active in the night; a nocturnal bird.
- rare birdsplural of rare bird: An unusual or exceptional person or thing.
- sea birdsplural of sea bird: Any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters or over the oceans.
- snow birdsplural of snow bird
- water birdsplural of water bird: Any bird whose mode of life involves living on or next to bodies of water.
- strange birdsplural of strange bird: An unusual person, especially one with an idiosyncratic personality or peculiar behavioral characteristics.
- drinking birdsplural of drinking bird: A toy heat engine that mimics the motions of a bird drinking from a water source.
- birds of wonderplural of bird of wonder: The phoenix.
- yard birdsplural of yard bird: A chicken.
Compound words 169
- thunderbirdsplural of thunderbird: A mythological bird, often associated with stormy weather, especially in various indigenous North American mythologies.
- hummingbirdsplural of hummingbird: Any of various small American birds in the family Trochilidae that have the ability to hover.
- seabirdsplural of seabird: Any bird that spends most of its time in coastal waters or over the oceans.
- redbirdsplural of redbird: Any of several unrelated American songbirds having red plumage.
- shorebirdsplural of shorebird: A bird, or species of birds, that is found near the edge of bodies of water.
- songbirdsplural of songbird: A bird having a melodious song or call.
- snowbirdsplural of snowbird: A bird, Junco hyemalis, the dark-eyed junco.
- birdseyeAlternative spelling of bird's-eye: Having spots resembling the eyes of a bird.
- railbirdsplural of railbird: A rail or similar bird
- yardbirdsplural of yardbird: A chicken.