birdcage
a cage for confining birds.
something that resembles a birdcage in form.
Slang. the airspace over an airport, together with the airplanes in it.
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How to use birdcage in a sentence
He dragged up and spoke for inclusive family values in the 1993 film and played a loving gay partner in ‘The birdcage.’
How Robin Williams’ Mrs. Doubtfire Won the Culture Wars | Tim Teeman | August 13, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTFilms like The birdcage, In Out, and As Good As It Gets established a new norm for gay characters in media.
Hollywood’s Evolving Heart: How Movies Grew to Love Gays | Teo Bugbee | May 28, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTOf course he said the same thing about an old, rusty birdcage he found.
There is a large antique birdcage with 20 finches ready to inform anyone within earshot that the sun has come up.
Life With 6 Kids, 20 Finches, and a Franken-tortoise | Laura Bennett | October 9, 2008 | THE DAILY BEASTIn one hand she flourished an empty birdcage and in the other what proved to be a tin of enormous hemp seeds.
He saw Smithy's birdcage, walked over to it and stared for a moment quietly at Dicky, the doctor's parakeet.
When I Grow Up | Richard E. LoweLarge gas shells were creating a cloud near by, and a rumour came that the Germans had broken through at the birdcage.
The Story of the "9th King's" in France | Enos Herbert Glynne RobertsA large birdcage swung from a staple in the window and two canaries peered cautiously from their perches at the kitten in her lap.
The Foolish Virgin | Thomas DixonWestminster Hospital originated in 1715 at a small house in birdcage Walk from which outdoor relief was administered.
Westminster | Sir Walter Besant
British Dictionary definitions for birdcage
/ (ˈbɜːdˌkeɪdʒ) /
a wire or wicker cage in which captive birds are kept
any object of a similar shape, construction, or purpose
Australian and NZ an area on a racecourse where horses parade before a race
NZ informal a second-hand car dealer's yard
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