Sparrow

What do we mean by sparrow?

Any of various small birds of the family Emberizidae, having brownish or grayish plumage and found throughout the Americas, such as the song sparrow. noun

Any of various birds of the family Passeridae, especially the house sparrow. noun

Any of various similar birds of other families, such as the Java sparrow. noun

The housesparrow, Passer domesticus, a fringilline bird of Europe, which has been imported and naturalized in America, Australia, and other countries. noun

Some or any fringilline bird resembling the sparrow, as Passer montanus, the tree-sparrow; one of various finches and buntings, mostly of plain coloration. noun

Some little bird likened to or mistaken for a sparrow. noun

One of many species of small singing birds of the family Fringilligæ, having conical bills, and feeding chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches, and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity, its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its fecundity. See House sparrow, under house. noun

Any one of several small singing birds somewhat resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge. noun

See under Field, Fox, etc. noun

A small nail; a castiron shoe nail; a sparable. noun

The Australian collared sparrow hawk (Accipiter torquatus). noun

A small owl (Glaucidium passerinum) found both in the Old World and the New. The name is also applied to other species of small owls. noun

The female of the reed bunting. noun

The house sparrow, Passer domesticus; a small bird with a short bill, and brown, white and gray feathers. noun

A member of the family Passeridae, comprising small Old World songbirds. noun

A member of the family Emberizidae, comprising small New World songbirds. noun

Generically, any small, nondescript bird. noun

A quick-witted, lively person. Often used in the phrase cockney sparrow. noun

Any of several small dull-colored singing birds feeding on seeds or insects noun

The house sparrow, Passer domesticus; a small bird with a short bill, and brown, white and gray feathers.

A member of the family Passeridae, comprising small Old World songbirds.

A member of the family Emberizidae, comprising small New World songbirds.

Generically, any small, nondescript bird.

A quick-witted, lively person. Often used in the phrase cockney sparrow.

Words that are spelled similarly to sparrow:
sparrow, parrow, sharrow, uparrow, scarrow.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word sparrow:
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Words that rhyme with sparrow:
narrow, marrow, camaro, arrow, pharaoh, barrow, taro, aero, pharoah, faro, bolero, wheelbarrow, caballero, sombrero, ferro, serow, guerrero, ranchero, montero, embarcadero, garo, mero, bracero, vero, ibero, pinero, xero-, aero-, bone marrow, gero, passero, vegetable marrow, darrow, otero, italian vegetable marrow, romero, cordero, valero, ferrero, sclero, madero, ptero, camero, garrow, cerro, meroe, spero, giant taro, straight and narrow, sphero, marrero, merrow, sendero, monteiro, mescalero, fero, ferro-, quintero, ribeiro, cuero, dondero, rivero, herrero, aguero, herro, varo, barbero, companero, lucero, pinheiro, sclero-, soltero, sphero-, escudero, golden yarrow, acero, bero, amero, carneiro, cantero, california romero, sero-, borrero, barreiro, cape passero, gerow, ptero-, tinajero, botero, minero, carrero, mero-, peguero, calero, cordeiro, silguero, tercero, cero-, salguero, carreiro.

Adjectives that are often used to describe sparrow:
english, little, crowned, throated, hedge, common, young, small, dead, male, poor, swamp, colored, tailed, reed, single, tiny, female, white, brown, dusky, european, winged, tree, house, chipping, solitary, whitethroated, whitecrowned, cut, western, savannah, live, fallen, tame, headed, albino, ubiquitous, golden, familiar, gray, collared, smallest, grasshopper, yellow, pretty, lonely, spanish, chinned, fledgling, coloured, ground, lone, dear, occasional, vesper, rare, eastern, injured, sick, frightened, fat, humble, merry, unfledged, lark, hungry, grey, wood, handsome, field, eyed, unlucky, unfortunate, caged, lesser.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective sparrow:
hawk, hawks, grass, simpson, hearted, singing, size, songs, bills, revolutionaries, fart, race, hawkes, song, camel, shot, trills, drawn, sing, hail, chirpings, knight, hill, servant, chatters, owl, ants, trill, shooting, wings, solonet, campaign, rings, lark, show, clubs, shooters, search, birds, pecking, kroll, nest, notes, trap.

Consonant match to sparrow:
spiro, spurry, sparry, sparer, sperry, spiry, spurrey, spira, spero, spiro-, sporo, sporo-, spera, sporer, spar a, spare a, spare he, spare her, spare i, spare row, spear a, spear he, spear high, spear i, spire a, spoarer, spore a.

Words that sound like sparrow:
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