gull
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- noun
- /ɡʌl/
:
gaviota
- The flock of pipers was not afraid of the enormous, fierce looking gulls, and the gulls were unafraid of me.
- herring gull
- gulls hover
- species of gull
This was the herring gull bill with a red spot.
- This was the herring gull bill with a red spot.
- I got pigeons and gulls mixed up last week.
Examples
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I settled back, blinking at three gulls wheeling over the pool.
Fiction book (1990) -
They'd all stand around watching the gulls wobble in the air, then suddenly drop.
Fiction book (1994) -
This was the herring gull bill with a red spot.
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I see a couple of gulls, but...
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You like gulls, don't you?
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I could hear the wind soughing in the firs, the cry of a gull overhead.
Fiction book (1993) -
And there, at low tide ever after, a black-backed gull sat, turning its head curiously at each passing breeze.
Fiction book (1994) -
A whole flock of gulls nearly capsized one of my boats.
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The terns are aggressive and keep predatory gulls at bay, thus protecting the puffin eggs and newborn chicks.
Academic text (2001) -
As we strolled along the beach, we watched a group of gulls swoop down to catch fish in the waves.
Synonyms
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A white bird with long wings that lives near the sea
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A bird that lives near the sea and often flies over water, like gulls or albatrosses
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A bird that lives near the sea, like a gull
A mostly white bird with long wings that lives near the sea or lakes
A long-winged water bird like a gull with webbed feet that lives by the sea
Idioms
Compounds
A medium-sized sea bird with a black head in summer that makes a loud call like a laugh
- US
A medium-sized seabird with a grey back and white belly found in Europe, Asia, and northeastern North America
A large white sea bird with black back and wings found on North Atlantic coasts
A white sea bird that lives in the Arctic and sometimes moves south to places like England or New Brunswick
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Gull names the common seaside bird and comes from old Norse words for a sea bird. Think of a seagull swooping down to steal a sandwich on the beach — that image helps explain the bird's name and bold behaviour.