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- [burch]
- /bɜrtʃ/
- /bɜːtʃ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [burch]
- /bɜrtʃ/
Definitions of birch word
- variable noun birch A birch or a birch tree is a type of tall tree with thin branches. 3
- singular noun birch The birch is a punishment in which someone is hit with a wooden stick. 3
- noun birch any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula, having thin peeling bark 3
- noun birch the hard close-grained wood of any of these trees 3
- adjective birch of, relating to, or belonging to the birch 3
- adjective birch consisting or made of birch 3
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Origin of birch
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English birche, Old English birce; cognate with Old High German birka (German Birke); akin to Sanskrit bhūrja kind of birch
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Parts of speech for Birch
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
birch popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
birch usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for birch
noun birch
- truncheon — the club carried by a police officer; billy.
- mace — a spice ground from the layer between a nutmeg shell and its outer husk, resembling nutmeg in flavor.
- bat — A bat is a specially shaped piece of wood that is used for hitting the ball in baseball, softball, cricket, rounders, or table tennis.
- cane — Cane is used to refer to the long, hollow, hard stems of plants such as bamboo. Strips of cane are often used to make furniture, and some types of cane can be crushed and processed to make sugar.
- club — A club is an organization of people interested in a particular activity or subject who usually meet on a regular basis.
Antonyms for birch
noun birch
- whole — comprising the full quantity, amount, extent, number, etc., without diminution or exception; entire, full, or total: He ate the whole pie. They ran the whole distance.
- discouragement — an act or instance of discouraging.
verb birch
- surrender — to yield (something) to the possession or power of another; deliver up possession of on demand or under duress: to surrender the fort to the enemy; to surrender the stolen goods to the police.
- create — To create something means to cause it to happen or exist.
- praise — the act of expressing approval or admiration; commendation; laudation.
- guard — to keep safe from harm or danger; protect; watch over: to guard the ruler.
- protect — to defend or guard from attack, invasion, loss, annoyance, insult, etc.; cover or shield from injury or danger.
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