birdcage

[ burd-keyj ]

noun

1. a cage for confining birds.
2. something that resembles a birdcage in form.
3. Slang. the airspace over an airport, together with the airplanes in it.

birdcage

/ ˈbɜːdˌkeɪdʒ /

noun

1. a wire or wicker cage in which captive birds are kept
2. any object of a similar shape, construction, or purpose
3. an area on a racecourse where horses parade before a race
4. informal.
   a second-hand car dealer's yard

Word History and Origins

Origin of birdcage¹

First recorded in 1480–90; bird ( def ) + cage ( def )

Example Sentences

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.

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Westminster Hospital originated in 1715 at a small house in Birdcage Walk from which outdoor relief was administered.

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