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- [burd-seed]
- /ˈbɜrdˌsid/
- /ˈbɜːd.siːd/
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- [burd-seed]
- /ˈbɜrdˌsid/
Definitions of birdseed word
- uncountable noun birdseed Birdseed is seeds that you give to birds as food. 3
- noun birdseed a mixture of various kinds of seeds for feeding cagebirds 3
- noun birdseed seed for feeding small birds 3
- noun birdseed any seed or mixture of seeds used for feeding birds. 1
- noun birdseed the seed of a grass, Phalaris canariensis, used as food for birds. 1
- noun birdseed grain for feeding birds 1
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Origin of birdseed
First appearance:
before 1830 One of the 36% newest English words
First recorded in 1830-40; bird + seed
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Birdseed
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
birdseed popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 69% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
birdseed usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerTop questions with birdseed
- how to make birdseed ornaments?
- how to make a birdseed ball?
- how to make birdseed?
See also
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