birdcage

CEFRC1

/bˈɜrdkeɪdʒ/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    a cage in which a bird can be kept.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A game of chance played with dice; chuck-a-luck.

Examples

  • Tom made me a birdcage.

  • There's a parrot in the birdcage.

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meaning

  1. A cage to keep pet or zoological specimen birds in.

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Origin

noun

From bird + cage.