EGAVE

birdlime

About 0.02 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A sticky substance, of varying compositions, smeared on branches to catch birds.
  2. noun Time; a jail term, the serving of a prison sentence.
  3. verb To add birdlime to.

Similar words

lime bird-lime limetwig lime-twig bramble net birdcall perch birdfeed bird's nest weeping tree

Often followed by

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Word family

birdlimed birdlimes birdliming

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