birdhouse

[ burd-hous ]
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noun,plural bird·hous·es [burd-hou-ziz]. /ˈbɜrdˌhaʊ zɪz/.
  1. a box, usually fashioned to resemble a house, for birds to live in.

  2. an aviary.

Origin of birdhouse

1
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70; bird + house

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How to use birdhouse in a sentence

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

    Walking Shadows | Alfred Noyes
  • 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.

    Folk-Lore and Legends: Oriental | Charles John Tibbitts

British Dictionary definitions for birdhouse

birdhouse

/ (ˈbɜːdˌhaʊs) /


nounUS
  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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