Bird vs. Stretch

Birdnoun

A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, and laying eggs.

Birdnoun

(slang) A man, fellow.

Birdnoun

A girl or woman, especially one considered sexually attractive.

Birdnoun

Girlfriend.

Birdnoun

(slang) An airplane.

Birdnoun

(slang) A satellite.

Birdnoun

(obsolete) A chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling.

Birdnoun

(slang) A prison sentence.

Birdnoun

The vulgar hand gesture in which the middle finger is extended.

Birdnoun

(Asian slang) A penis.

Birdverb

(intransitive) To observe or identify wild birds in their natural environment.

Birdverb

(intransitive) To catch or shoot birds.

Birdverb

To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.

Birdnoun

Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).

Birdnoun

A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See Aves.

Birdnoun

Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.

Birdnoun

Fig.: A girl; a maiden.

Birdverb

To catch or shoot birds.

Birdverb

Hence: To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.

Birdverb

to watch birds, especially in their natural habitats, for enjoyment; to birdwatch.

Birdnoun

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

Birdnoun

the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food

Birdnoun

informal terms for a (young) woman

Birdnoun

a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

Birdnoun

badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers

Birdverb

watch and study birds in their natural habitat

Birdnoun

a warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate animal distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, a beak, and typically by being able to fly.

Birdnoun

a bird that is hunted for sport or used for food

Birdnoun

an aircraft, spacecraft, or satellite.

Birdnoun

a person of a specified kind or character

Birdnoun

a young woman or a girlfriend.

Bird

Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves , characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from the 5.5 cm (2.2 in) bee hummingbird to the 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) ostrich.

Stretchverb

(transitive) To lengthen by pulling.

Stretchverb

(intransitive) To lengthen when pulled.

Stretchverb

(transitive) To pull tight.

Stretchverb

To get more use than expected from a limited resource.

Stretchverb

To make inaccurate by exaggeration.

Stretchverb

(intransitive) To extend physically, especially from limit point to limit point.

Stretchverb

To extend one’s limbs or another part of the body in order to improve the elasticity of one's muscles

Stretchverb

(intransitive) To extend to a limit point

Stretchverb

(transitive) To increase.

Stretchverb

To stretch the truth; to exaggerate.

Stretchverb

(nautical) To sail by the wind under press of canvas.

Stretchverb

To execute by hanging.

Stretchnoun

An act of stretching.

Stretchnoun

The ability to lengthen when pulled.

Stretchnoun

A course of thought which diverts from straightforward logic, or requires extraordinary belief or exaggeration.

Stretchnoun

A segment of a journey or route.

Stretchnoun

A segment or length of material.

Stretchnoun

(baseball) A quick pitching delivery used when runners are on base where the pitcher slides his leg instead of lifting it.

Stretchnoun

(baseball) A long reach in the direction of the ball with a foot remaining on the base by a first baseman in order to catch the ball sooner.

Stretchnoun

(informal) Term of address for a tall person.

Stretchnoun

(horse racing) The homestretch, the final straight section of the track leading to the finish.

Stretchnoun

A length of time.

Stretchnoun

(Ireland) Extended daylight hours, especially said of the evening in springtime when compared to the shorter winter days.

Stretchnoun

(sports) The period of the season between the trade deadline and the beginning of the playoffs.

Stretchnoun

(slang) A jail or prison term.

Stretchnoun

A single uninterrupted sitting; a turn.

Stretchnoun

A stretch limousine.

Stretchverb

To reach out; to extend; to put forth.

Stretchverb

To draw out to the full length; to cause to extend in a straight line; as, to stretch a cord or rope.

Stretchverb

To cause to extend in breadth; to spread; to expand; as, to stretch cloth; to stretch the wings.

Stretchverb

To make tense; to tighten; to distend forcibly.

Stretchverb

To draw or pull out to greater length; to strain; as, to stretch a tendon or muscle.

Stretchverb

To exaggerate; to extend too far; as, to stretch the truth; to stretch one's credit.

Stretchverb

To be extended; to be drawn out in length or in breadth, or both; to spread; to reach; as, the iron road stretches across the continent; the lake stretches over fifty square miles.

Stretchverb

To extend or spread one's self, or one's limbs; as, the lazy man yawns and stretches.

Stretchverb

To be extended, or to bear extension, without breaking, as elastic or ductile substances.

Stretchverb

To strain the truth; to exaggerate; as, a man apt to stretch in his report of facts.

Stretchverb

To sail by the wind under press of canvas; as, the ship stretched to the eastward.

Stretchnoun

Act of stretching, or state of being stretched; reach; effort; struggle; strain; as, a stretch of the limbs; a stretch of the imagination.

Stretchnoun

A continuous line or surface; a continuous space of time; as, grassy stretches of land.

Stretchnoun

The extent to which anything may be stretched.

Stretchnoun

The reach or extent of a vessel's progress on one tack; a tack or board.

Stretchnoun

Course; direction; as, the stretch of seams of coal.

Stretchnoun

a large and unbroken expanse or distance;

Stretchnoun

the act of physically reaching or thrusting out

Stretchnoun

a straightaway section of a racetrack

Stretchnoun

exercise designed to extend the limbs and muscles to their full extent

Stretchnoun

extension to or beyond the ordinary limit;

Stretchnoun

an unbroken period of time during which you do something;

Stretchnoun

the capacity for being stretched

Stretchverb

occupy a large, elongated area;

Stretchverb

extend one's limbs or muscles, or the entire body;

Stretchverb

extend or stretch out to a greater or the full length;

Stretchverb

become longer by being stretched and pulled;

Stretchverb

make long or longer by pulling and stretching;

Stretchverb

lie down comfortably;

Stretchverb

pull in opposite directions;

Stretchverb

extend the scope or meaning of; often unduly;

Stretchverb

corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones;

Stretchverb

increase in quantity or bulk by adding a cheaper substance;

Stretchverb

extend one's body or limbs;

Stretchadjective

having an elongated seating area;

Stretchadjective

easily stretched;