birdcage
Americannoun
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a cage for confining birds.
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something that resembles a birdcage in form.
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Slang. the airspace over an airport, together with the airplanes in it.
noun
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a wire or wicker cage in which captive birds are kept
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any object of a similar shape, construction, or purpose
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an area on a racecourse where horses parade before a race
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informal a second-hand car dealer's yard
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of birdcage
First recorded in 1480–90; bird ( def. ) + cage ( def. )
Example Sentences
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At one point, a dancer contorts herself as she carries Particle, tucked in a birdcage, across a room.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 10, 2024
In a rather tragic detail that feels straight out of a fable, Tiny Pinocchio was kept in a decorative metal birdcage when people visited the house to prevent him from accidentally getting squished.
From Slate ● Jul. 15, 2023
During one moment of digging, Volunteer Bekir Bicer uncovered a crushed birdcage, he said.
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 8, 2023
There’s a wooden birdcage with chicken figurines, an ode to where he came from, and the evolution of his ambition.
From Salon ● Jul. 3, 2020
Above the desk, there was a birdcage, rocking back and forth.
From "Raymie Nightingale" by Kate DiCamillo
Sworders said Campione's collection of birdcages dated back as far as the 18th century, when the keeping of exotic birds was a popular pastime for affluent families.
From BBC ● Sep. 7, 2024
The centerpiece is a wooden canoe, carrying various “passengers,” including birdcages, antlers and children’s chairs.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 4, 2023
When birds disappear, people open their birdcages and release their confused pets up to the sky.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 6, 2019
The house on Bartram Road would be cleared of its birdcages after Angelou’s death in 2014.
From The Guardian ● Aug. 18, 2019
Questions like, why all the birds and the birdcages?
From "As Brave As You" by Jason Reynolds
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