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Searching for English word(s): bird
1. snow bunting, snowbird (Plectrophenax nivalis nivalis)
1. scatter, drive off, run off, frighten off, as animals, birds, or humans
1. scatter, drive off, as a group of animals or birds; stampede, as horses or cattle
1. fly around, as a bird
1. fly out of sight, as a bird or airplane
1. eat in a pecking fashion, as a bird
2. fly into sight, appear flying, as a bird or airplane
3. appear flying, fly into sight, as a bird or plane
2. fly out of sight, as a bird
1. come flying, swooping, or sweeping close to the ground, as a bird swooping down on prey
1. fly, swoop, or sweep close to the ground, as a bird swooping down on prey
2. vanish in flight, as a bird
1. movement to vanish or disappear, as the flight of a bird
1. soar, fly high in the sky, fly against the vault of the Heavens, as an eagle or hawk; a ref. to a large bird
1. call out as one comes flying, a ref. to a bird
1. soar, fly high above in the sky; glide in the sky, fly slowly through the air, as a hawk or eagle; a ref. to a large bird
1. fly around inside, as a bird inside a dwelling or cage
2. fly out, as a bird from a cage; run out, run into the open, as from inside a dwelling
1. kingbird (Tyrannus carolinensis)
1. bird's tail, tail of a fowl