birdseed
- noun
- /ˈbɜrdˌsid/
- Doves peeked at birdseed scattered around the urns.
- a birdseed bag
- birdseed cake
- scattering birdseed
Examples
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I lose that much in birdseed in a weekend.
Blog text (4) -
I'll send you a box of birdseed.
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Oh, I give it a little birdseed now and then.
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You got any of that birdseed left?
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Use up a lot of birdseed, huh?
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Got to get us more birdseed.
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I am in need of rabbit food and birdseed.
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You didn't bring any birdseed with ya, did ya?
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Max gave a little jump and then settled again into his birdseed game, tossing and sifting.
Fiction book (1993) -
I went to the store to buy some birdseed for the finches in my backyard.
Synonyms
A mix of grains given to chickens to eat
Food made or mixed for birds, often seeds and grains
Food for birds, usually a mix of seeds and grains
A mix of seeds fed to small pet birds like canaries and finches
Compounds
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Morphology
Etymology
Birdseed is simply the two words bird and seed put together, meaning 'seed for birds'. So it is easy to remember: birdseed is the food you put out for wild or pet birds.