Bluebird

//ˈbluˌbɝd// adj, noun

adj, noun ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Any of various North American birds of the genus Sialia in the thrush family. Their plumage is blue or blue and red.
  2. 2
    Someone connected with Cardiff City Football Club, as a fan, player, coach etc.
  3. 3
    blue North American songbird wordnet
  4. 4
    Any of various African starlings of the genus Lamprotornis, family Sturnidae, having predominantly glossy blue plumage.
  5. 5
    fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies wordnet
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  1. 6
    An unexpectedly profitable or large deal that comes to a salesperson with minimal effort.
Adjective
  1. 1
    Sunny and cloudless after a period of snowfall or rain.

    "We reached the top of the mountain, stepping out of the tram to the most bluebird day I had ever seen. I looked out onto Mineral Basin, to see miles and miles of gnarly snowcapped mountains and trees peppered across the landscape. Was I in heaven?"

  2. 2
    Sunny and cloudless generally.

Synonyms

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fairy bluebirdfairy bluebird

Example

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"The bluebird carries the sky on his back."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From blue + bird.

Etymology 2

From bluebird, from the blue colour of the team's kit.

Related phrases

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