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BIRDIE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
Synonyms:
bird; birdie; shuttle; shuttlecock
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Hypernyms ("birdie" is a kind of...):
badminton equipment (equipment for playing the game of badminton)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole
Classified under:
Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure
Hypernyms ("birdie" is a kind of...):
score (a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest)
Domain category:
golf; golf game (a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes)
Derivation:
birdie (shoot in one stroke under par)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Shoot in one stroke under par
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "birdie" is one way to...):
shoot (throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective)
Domain category:
golf; golf game (a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s
Derivation:
birdie ((golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole)
