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birdsong

/ˈbɜːrdˌsɔŋ/ /ˈbɝdˌsɔŋ/

Meanings
noun
A vocalisation made by a bird for the purposes of courtship.

Examples :

"The garden was filled with intense birdsong as the male robin tried to attract a mate. "
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Related Words

Illustration robin

robin noun

/ˈɹɒb.ɪn/ /ˈɹɑb.ɪn/

Any of various passerine birds (about 100 species) of the families Muscicapidae, Turdidae and Petroicidae (formerly Eopsaltriidae), typically with a red breast.

"A robin perched on the fence post outside my classroom window. "

Illustration attract

attract verb

/əˈtɹækt/

To pull toward without touching.

"A magnet attracts iron filings."

Illustration courtship

courtship noun

/ˈkɔː(ɹ)tʃɪp/

The act of paying court, with the intent to solicit a favor.

"The student's courtship of the teacher, hoping to get a better grade, involved bringing her coffee and notes every morning. "

Illustration considered

considered verb

/kənˈsɪdəd/ /kənˈsɪdɚd/

To think about seriously.

"Consider that we’ve had three major events and the year has hardly begun."

Illustration morning

morning noun

/ˈmɔːnɪŋ/ /ˈmɔɹnɪŋ/

The part of the day from dawn to noon.

"The morning classes at school begin at 8:00 a.m. "

Illustration filled

filled verb

/fɪld/

To occupy fully, to take up all of.

"The teacher filled the bottle with water. "

Illustration garden

garden noun

/ˈɡɑːdn̩/ /-n̩/

An outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.

"a vegetable garden  a flower garden"

Illustration purposes

purposes noun

/ˈpɜːpəsɪz/ /ˈpɝpəsɪz/

An objective to be reached; a target; an aim; a goal.

"The student studied hard with the purposes of getting good grades and graduating on time. "

Illustration birds

birds noun

/bɜːdz/ /bɜɪdz/

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.

"Ducks and sparrows are birds."

Illustration collectively

collectively adverb

/kəˈlɛktɪvli/ /kəˈlɛktɪli/

In a collective manner; viewed together as a whole; to be treated as a single unit, rather than the items that make up the collection separately.

"The students, collectively, decided to postpone the project until next week. "

Illustration tried

tried adjective

/tɹaɪd/

Tested, hence, proven to be firm or reliable.

"After years of hard work, she became a tried and trusted friend. "

Illustration intense

intense adjective

/ɪnˈtɛns/

Strained; tightly drawn.

"The teacher's voice was intense as she explained the difficult math problem. "