birdcage
noun
a cage for confining birds.
birdcages
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pluralof birdcage.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
She lives in an antebellum mansion in rural Tennessee surrounded by books — many of them kept in antique birdcages for some reason — and no parents.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
When birds disappear, people open their birdcages and release their confused pets up to the sky.
From The New Yorker ● Nov. 6, 2019
There are fin-de-siècle birdcages where car and shaft are unenclosed but for ornate wrought-iron gates and the ride brings a pleasant rush of vertigo.
From New York Times ● Dec. 15, 2017
The clay shards of the gunner’s jars littered the desert floor, along with the broken birdcages.
From "The Many Assassinations of Samir, the Seller of Dreams" by Daniel Nayeri
