birdcage

[ burd-keyj ]

/ ˈbɜrdˌkeɪdʒ /

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noun

a cage for confining birds.

something that resembles a birdcage in form.

Slang. the airspace over an airport, together with the airplanes in it.

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Origin of birdcage

First recorded in 1480–90; bird + cage

Words nearby birdcage

bird, bird band, birdbath, birdbrain, bird-brained, birdcage, birdcage clock, bird call, bird-catcher tree, bird cherry, bird colonel

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How to use birdcage in a sentence

He dragged up and spoke for inclusive family values in the 1993 film and played a loving gay partner in ‘The Birdcage.’
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Films like The Birdcage, In Out, and As Good As It Gets established a new norm for gay characters in media.
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Of course he said the same thing about an old, rusty birdcage he found.
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There is a large antique birdcage with 20 finches ready to inform anyone within earshot that the sun has come up.
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In one hand she flourished an empty birdcage and in the other what proved to be a tin of enormous hemp seeds.
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He saw Smithy's birdcage, walked over to it and stared for a moment quietly at Dicky, the doctor's parakeet.
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Large gas shells were creating a cloud near by, and a rumour came that the Germans had broken through at the Birdcage.
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A large birdcage swung from a staple in the window and two canaries peered cautiously from their perches at the kitten in her lap.
The Foolish Virgin|Thomas Dixon
Westminster Hospital originated in 1715 at a small house in Birdcage Walk from which outdoor relief was administered.
Westminster|Sir Walter Besant

British Dictionary definitions for birdcage

birdcage

/ (ˈbɜːdˌkeɪdʒ) /

noun

a wire or wicker cage in which captive birds are kept

any object of a similar shape, construction, or purpose

Australian and NZ an area on a racecourse where horses parade before a race

NZ informal a second-hand car dealer's yard

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birdcage

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