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birdcage

birdcage

10 1.0
A cage for keeping a pet bird
  • noun
  • /ˈbɜrdˌkeɪdʒ/
translation icon : jaula para pájaros
  • I bought this exquisite antique birdcage at the flea market at Togo Shrine.
  • an empty birdcage
  • an antique birdcage
  • a brass birdcage

Examples

  • I found a bronze birdcage with the door missing.

    Fiction book (1995)

  • Birch held up the birdcage containing his lone pigeon.

    Fiction book (1992)

  • The birdcage took seven months to complete.

    Birdman of Alcatraz (1962)

  • Get your hand out of that birdcage.

    Boom Town (1940)

  • The two of them were carrying a birdcage each.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • I leaned over and held the birdcage in my arms.

    Fiction book (2001)

  • Fifteen minutes into the chore, I moved an enormous birdcage aside.

    Fiction book (2000)

  • I placed the new bird in its birdcage to keep it safe from predators.

  • She cleaned the birdcage to ensure her pet parrot had a comfortable home.

  • After decorating, the birdcage looked beautiful in the living room.

Synonyms

cage
vsbirdcage
301 1.0

A structure of bars or wires that keeps animals like birds from escaping

is specific to housing a small pet inside the home
aviary
vsbirdcage
8 6.0

A large building or cage where people keep many birds

is much smaller and meant for a single home pet not a large enclosure

How Big

aviary
8 6.0
birdcage
10 1.0

Surface Forms

birdcage singular
birdcages plural

Morphology

birdcage = bird + cage (transparent) = bird + cage

A straightforward compound of 'bird' + 'cage'; the meaning is directly predictable from its parts.

Etymology

Birdcage comes from the two simple words bird and cage. Think of it as a small 'house' or 'box' for a bird, which is why it means a cage made to keep a pet bird.