noun ·2 syllables ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A cage to keep pet or zoological specimen birds in. countable
2. 2
   a cage in which a bird can be kept wordnet
3. 3
   A game of chance played with dice; chuck-a-luck. uncountable

Synonyms

All synonyms

chuck luckchuck-a-lucksweat-cloth

Example

More examples

"There's a parrot in the birdcage."

Etymology

From bird + cage.

Related phrases

birdcage masklike the bottom of a birdcagechuck luck

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