Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Birbhum A district of West Bengal, India. birch Any of various trees of the genus Betula, native to countries in the Northern Hemisphere. Birchall A surname from Old English. Bircham A civil parish in King's Lynn and West Norfolk district, Norfolk, England. Birchard A surname. birchbark The bark of the birch tree, especially the white bark of the paper birch, Betula papyrifera. Birchden A hamlet in Withyham parish, Wealden district, East Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ5336). birchen Made from birch wood. bircher A person who flogs using a birch rod. Birchfield A surname. Birchgrove A hamlet in Horsted Keynes parish, Mid Sussex district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref TQ4029). birching A beating with a birch. Birchington A large coastal village and civil parish in Thanet district, Kent, England (OS grid ref TR3069). Birchip A town in the Shire of Buloke, north western Victoria, Australia Birchism A political ideology espoused by or associated with the John Birch Society, a conservative and right-wing organization. Birchist Of or relating to Birchism, ideas from or associated with the John Birch Society. Birchite Of or associated with the John Birch Society, its beliefs, or its practices. Birchler A surname from German. Birchley A habitational surname from Old English. birchlike Resembling or characteristic of birch. Birchmeier A surname from German. Birchmore A habitational surname. birchrind birchbark (the bark of the birch tree, especially of the white birch) birchwood A wood largely populated with birch trees (Betula spp.). birchy Resembling or characteristic of birch. Birckbichler A surname. Bircotes A village in Harworth Bircotes parish, Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK6391). bird An animal of the clade (traditionally class) Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, having a beaked mouth, and laying eggs. Birda A village and commune of Timiș County, Romania. birdaholic A person obsessed with birds. birdback The back of a bird. birdbander One who attaches identification bands to birds in the wild so that they can be recognised and studied. birdbanding The attaching of identification bands to birds in the wild so that they can be recognised and studied. birdbath A shallow basin, sometimes ornamental, filled with water for wild birds to drink from or in which to bathe. birdbolt A short blunt arrow for killing birds without piercing them. birdbox A nest box for birds; a birdhouse. birdbrain Someone who is not intelligent. birdbrained Silly and frivolous; empty-headed. Birdbrook A village and civil parish in Braintree district, Essex, England (OS grid ref TL7041). birdcage A cage to keep pet or zoological specimen birds in. birdcall Any vocalization of a bird. birdcaller Someone who birdcalls; someone who imitates the cry of a bird. birdcam A camera usually monitoring a bird's nest. birdcare The care and welfare of birds, both wild and caged birdcatcher Someone who catches or ensnares birds; a fowler. birdcatching The trapping of birds. birdcrap bird excrement birddom The state of being a bird, or of belonging to the world of birds; birds collectively. birdeater Anything which eats birds. birdeen A little bird. Birden A surname. birder A birdwatcher. birdeye A position looking down from above, either literally or figuratively (providing an overview). birdfeed Food intended for birds, often a mixture of various seeds. birdfucker Term of abuse. birdglue Synonym of birdlime (“sticky substance used to catch birds”) Birdham A village and civil parish in Chichester district, West Sussex, England (OS grid ref SZ8299). Birdhill A village in County Tipperary, Ireland. birdhood The state or condition of being a bird. birdhouse A small house or nest box for birds. birdicide The act or practice of killing birds. birdie A bird; especially, a small and cute one. birdikin A young bird. birdily In a birdy way. birdiness Birdy or bird-like qualities. birding birdwatching birdish Having similarities to a bird. birdishly In a birdish manner. birdishness The quality of being birdish. birdkeeper One who cultivates birds as a hobby. birdkeeping The cultivation of birds as a hobby. birdkind All birds, considered as a group. birdless Without birds. birdlessness Absence of birds. birdlet A small bird. birdlife Birds collectively; avifauna. birdlike Similar to a bird or an aspect of a bird; reminiscent of birds. birdlikeness The quality of being birdlike. birdlime A sticky substance, of varying compositions, smeared on branches to catch birds. birdliness The state, quality, or condition of being birdly. birdling A little bird; especially, a baby bird. Birdlip A village and civil parish in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO9214). Birdlong A surname. birdlore The knowledge, science, or study of birds; ornithology. birdlover One who loves birds. birdloving Fond of birds; enamoured of birds. birdly Of, pertaining to, or characteristic of birds; avian. birdman A man who works with birds. birdmom The female owner of a pet bird. birdnap To steal or abduct a bird. birdnapper One who birdnaps. birdness The quality of being a bird. birdnest To make or nestle in a bird's nest. birdnesting The act or process of collecting bird eggs. birdo A birder or birdwatcher. birdproof Resistant to birds. Birdsall A surname. birdscape A landscape inhabited or dominated by birds. birdseed Seed, usually constituting a mixture from several species of plant, set out as food for birds. Birdsell A surname. birdseller Someone who sells birds. birdsfoot Any of various flowering plants in the genus Ornithopus. birdshit avian excreta; guano birdshite Bird droppings. birdshop A shop that sells live birds. birdshot Small lead or steel shot, as pieces of ammunition, used in shotgun shells. birdsit To babysit for (take care of) a bird. birdsite Synonym of bird app. birdsitter Someone who birdsits. birdskin the skin of a bird, detached from that bird, especially as prepared during study of the bird or for display birdsmouth A notch cut into the underside of a rafter to ensure that it does not move when resting on the wall plate running across the top of a wall; a similar notch in other timber components. birdsome Like a bird in some manner; free as bird, happy as a bird, etc. birdsona A fursona that is a bird. birdsong Vocalisations made by birds, considered collectively. birdspotter A person who takes part in birdspotting. birdspotting The hobby of sighting and identifying birds. birdsweet Sweet-sounding, dulcet, as of birdsong birdtrap A trap designed or used to catch wild birds. Birdum A locality and former town in Roper Gulf Region, Northern Territory, Australia. birdwalk A walk taken for the purpose of birdwatching. birdwatch To take part in birdwatching; to observe and identify birds. birdwatcher A person who observes or identifies wild birds in their natural environment. birdwatching Observing or identifying wild birds in their natural environment. birdweed Any of certain species of plants of the genus Polygonum, especially Birdwell A village in the Metropolitan Borough of Barnsley, South Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE3401). Birdwhistell A surname. birdwing Any of various large papilionid butterflies of the genera Troides and Ornithoptera. birdwise In the manner of a bird. birdwoman A woman who works with birds. Birdwood A surname. Birdwoodton A town in the Rural City of Mildura, north western Victoria, Australia birdy Resembling or characteristic of a bird. birdyback A system of transportation in which containers are moved from truck to airplane. birdysit To take care of a bird in the owner's absence; to birdsit. birdysitting The caring of a bird in the owner's absence. Birecik a town of Şanlıurfa Province of Turkey, on the River Euphrates birectangular Containing two right angles. biredox Having two redox moieties in each molecule (typically in a cation and an anion) bireflectance An optical effect in which the amount of plane polarized light reflected from a mineral sample varies as the sample is rotated birefractive Birefringent. birefringence The splitting of a ray of light into two parallel rays of perpendicular polarization by passage through an optically anisotropic medium; the property of a material that light passing through it is so split. birefringent Of or pertaining to birefringence birefringently In a birefringent manner. biregional Of or relating to two regions. biregular Being a regular map with regular inverse. biregularity The property of being biregular. biregularly In a biregular manner. bireme An ancient galley having two banks of oars, one above the other. Biren A unisex given name from Sanskrit. Birenbaum A surname from German.