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View synonyms for birdhouse

birdhouse

[ burd-hous ]

noun

, plural bird·hous·es [burd, -hou-ziz].
  1. a box, usually fashioned to resemble a house, for birds to live in.
  2. an aviary.


birdhouse

/ ˈbɜːdˌhaʊs /

noun

  1. a small shelter or box for birds to nest in
  2. an enclosure or large cage for captive birds; aviary


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Word History and Origins

Origin of birdhouse1

An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; bird + house

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Example Sentences

Old Ringtail, as sure as I am standing here, and by the looks of things, trying his best to roost in my birdhouse!

The next morning I arose early and screened in the little birdhouse balcony.

I could see the hut and the little birdhouse black against the water.

A bluebird family has rented the birdhouse that my father built in our back yard.

But the woman betook herself home to the house again, made a new birdhouse, and dedicated it to the soul of her husband.

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