birdienoun [ C ]
uk/ˈbɜː.di/us/ˈbɝː.di/birdie noun [ C ] (BIRD)
child's word a small bird
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Birds - general words
- avian
- bird
- bird of passage
- bird of prey
- birdlike
- covey
- dicky bird
- fledgling
- flightless
- fowl
- nestling
- seabird
- songbird
- waterfowl
birdie noun [ C ] (GOLF)
in golf, an act of getting the ball into the hole in one shot (= hit) less than par (= the expected number) for that hole
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Golf
- a hole in one idiom
- bunker
- chip
- drive
- fairway
- golf ball
- golf course
- green
- hole
- iron
- match play
- mini-golf
- miniature golf
- par
- putt
- putting green
- sand trap
- tee (sth) up
- tee off
- yip
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birdie noun [ C ] (NET GAME)
US UK shuttlecock a small, light object with a rounded end to which real or artificial feathers are attached, that is hit over the net in the game of badminton
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Tennis & racket sports
- ball boy/girl
- break
- break point
- deuce
- double
- fault
- groundstroke
- half-volley
- knock
- lawn tennis
- match point
- passing shot
- racket
- racquetball
- rally
- seed
- seeded
- single
- sweet spot
- tennis shoe
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birdieverb [ I or T ]
uk/ˈbɜː.di/us/ˈbɝː.di/(in golf) to get a birdie for a particular hole:
He birdied the fifth and the 18th and finished two strokes under par.
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Golf
- a hole in one idiom
- bunker
- chip
- drive
- fairway
- golf ball
- golf course
- green
- hole
- iron
- match play
- mini-golf
- miniature golf
- par
- putt
- putting green
- sand trap
- tee (sth) up
- tee off
- yip
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