Blackbird

What do we mean by blackbird?

Any of various New World birds of the family Icteridae, such as the grackle or red-winged blackbird, the male of which has black or predominantly black plumage. noun

A Eurasian and African songbird (Turdus merula), the male of which is black with a yellow bill. noun

The English name of a species of thrush, Merula merula, Turdus merula, or Merula vulgaris, common throughout Europe. noun

In America, a bird of the family Icteridæ (which see). noun

In the West Indies, the ani, Crotophaga ani, of the family Cuculidæ, or cuckoos; the savanna-blackbird. See cut under ani. noun

A cant term on the coast of Africa for a slave. noun

A native of the islands of Torres Strait. noun

In England, a species of thrush (Turdus merula), a singing bird with a fin note; the merle. In America the name is given to several birds, as the Quiscalus versicolor, or crow blackbird; the Agelæus phœniceus, or red-winged blackbird; the cowbird; the rusty grackle, etc. See redwing. noun

Among slavers and pirates, a negro or Polynesian. noun

A native of any of the islands near Queensland; -- called also Kanaka. noun

To engage in the slave trade. intransitive verb

A (common) true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere. noun

A variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae (26 species of icterid bird). noun

Common black European thrush noun

Any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black noun

A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.

A variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae (26 species of icterid bird).

(among slavers and pirates) A native of the South Pacific islands.

Words that are spelled similarly to blackbird:
blackbird, black bird, blackard, blackboard, blackburn, blackbeard, blackbirds, blackband, blackford, blackfire, backbord, blackbirded.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word blackbird:
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Words that rhyme with blackbird:
black bird.

Adjectives that are often used to describe blackbird:
winged, white, headed, little, young, european, old, redwinged, male, rusty, english, common, large, female, shouldered, wing, green, dead, mellow, red, solitary, redwing, beautiful, breasted, tricolored, sooty, caged, identical, skunk, lone, huge, frightened, sweet, swamp, cow, sick, hungry, tailed, intrusive, gay, glossy, operatic, tame, lonely, dyspeptic, distant, fat, hunted, corsican, fledgling, latest, bold, yellowheaded, lusty, melodious, exceptional, argentine, shaven, crested, genuine, belated, nice, moody, horrible, merry, tropical, 130, unfortunate, albino, cruel, invisible, harsh.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective blackbird:
family, sing, pie, whistles, singing, song, whistle, nests, fusses, pipes, nestlings, flies, merle, damage, plays, speed, fly, flocks, roosts, species, calls, brig, eggs, populations, singer, population, roost, eyes, sung, boy, morning, poem, colonies, nest, pond, wings, breeds, brigs, males, systems, doth, pecks, singin, quill, feather, wing, flock, roosting, success, embryos, clamor, outside, females, head, chicks, pies, control, friends, feathers, second, answers, music, broods, perches, cyanocephalus, lit, pausing, stiff, whustle, size, territories, call, vie, raking, labour, strips, songs, trade, break, river, hen, season, warbles, male.

Consonant match to blackbird:
black bird, black bead.

Words that sound like blackbird:
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