swallow
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2.1
- noun
- /ˈswɑloʊ/
:
golondrina
- "They're leaving!" she yelled to the barn swallows who dipped and swerved over the green meadow grass.
- barn swallow
So he started studying eggs, all kinds of eggs, chicken eggs, you know, swallow eggs, reptile eggs, snake eggs, salamander eggs, all kinds of eggs.
- So he started studying eggs, all kinds of eggs, chicken eggs, you know, swallow eggs, reptile eggs, snake eggs, salamander eggs, all kinds of eggs.
Examples
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And what's happening is we've got little swallows nesting in our house.
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When I worked in San Diego, I covered the swallows coming back to Capistrano for ten years in a row.
Fiction book (1993) -
"She looked up, and there was the swallow.
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I think it was a little swallow intact.
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His new drink arrives, and he takes a swallow straight away.
Fiction book (1995) -
Now, two swallows, no more.
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Barn swallows are the only ones with white spots under their tails.
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Just then, a pair of swallows alighted on the grill of the window.
Fiction book (1994) -
Katie has three tattoos, a beetle, a swallow, and two arrows.
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Every spring, the swallows return to our town after migrating south for the winter.
Synonyms
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2.3
A small bird, like a canary, that makes pleasant musical sounds
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6.1
A small bird like a swallow with long pointed wings and a slightly forked tail
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3.7
A small bird with a long forked tail that builds nests in barns and on farms
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6.9
A small bird that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls
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9.8
A small bird like a sparrow or finch that sits on branches
A small bird with long wings that catches insects while flying
An old word for a small bird called a swallow that comes back in spring
A group of small birds like the barn swallow
A small bird with a long forked tail that builds mud nests on buildings
A small bird that often nests in chimneys and catches insects in flight
A small bird that migrates and nests in tunnels dug into clay or sand banks
A small swallow that migrates, nests in holes in sandy riverbanks and eats insects
A North American swallow that nests in groups and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and bridges
A small North American bird with shiny blue-green back and white belly that nests in tree holes
A small bird with a blue-green back and white belly that nests in tree holes
A small or medium bird like a robin that sits on branches and often sings
Idioms
- Archaic
To accept something unpleasant during talks to avoid bigger problems
Compounds
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6.9
A small bird that lives in colonies and builds bottle-shaped mud nests on cliffs and walls
- Australian
A small bird from Asia and Australia that looks like a swallow and has a hooked beak
- UK
A plant that lives for many years with bright yellow flowers in dry, rocky places
- Specialized
A dive where the diver bends the back and stretches the arms before entering the water
- UK
A hole in the ground where water goes underground into caves, often in limestone
A formal men's jacket with a cut-away front and two long tails worn for evening events
A large North American hunting bird with black and white feathers and a deeply forked tail
- US
A small North American bird with shiny blue-green back and white belly that nests in tree holes
A small bird with a blue-green back and white belly that nests in tree holes
How Big
Surface Forms
Etymology
Swallow for the bird comes from an old English word swealwe for the quick, graceful bird, and a helpful way to remember it is to imagine the bird 'swallowing' the air as it darts to catch insects, which is why this small bird is called a swallow.