This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
killdee
[ kil-dee ]
/ ˈkɪl di /
Save This Word!
This shows grade level based on the word's complexity.
noun Dialect.
QUIZ
ALL IN FAVO(U)R OF THIS BRITISH VS. AMERICAN ENGLISH QUIZ
There's an ocean of difference between the way people speak English in the US vs. the UK. Are your language skills up to the task of telling the difference? Let's find out!
Question 1 of 7
True or false? British English and American English are only different when it comes to slang words.
Words nearby killdee
Kilimanjaro, Kilkenny, Kilkenny cats, kill, Killarney, killdee, killdeer, Killeen, killer, killer app, killer application
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
How to use killdee in a sentence
The meadow larks call from the pasture, and overhead the killdee pipes his plaintive call.
Byways Around San Francisco Bay|William E. HutchinsonHe ran along before the children as nimbly as a killdee, talking and laughing all the time.
Little Mr. Thimblefinger and His Queer Country|Joel Chandler HarrisThe Blackfeet names for the killdee and for the big curlew are in imitation of the cry of each bird.
Jack the Young Trapper|George Bird Grinnell