greenfinch
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Definition of greenfinch
4 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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Any bird within the genus Chloris (formerly a subset of the genus Carduelis), small passerine songbirds with yellow-green plumage, found throughout Europe and Asia.
“The Vietnamese Greenfinch is the only greenfinch found in the Da Lat area, and as such is unmistakeable.”
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noun
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Any bird within the genus Chloris (formerly a subset of the genus Carduelis), small passerine songbirds with yellow-green plumage, found throughout Europe and Asia.
“The Vietnamese Greenfinch is the only greenfinch found in the Da Lat area, and as such is unmistakeable.”
- Any bird within the genus Chloris (formerly a subset of the genus Carduelis), small passerine songbirds with yellow-green plumage, found throughout Europe and Asia.
- (Northern-Ireland, historical, informal)A female member of the Ulster Defence Regiment.
- (Northern-Ireland, UK, broadly, historical, informal, slang)A female member of the Ulster Defence Regiment.
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Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Germanic *grōniz Proto-West Germanic *-ī Proto-West Germanic *grōnī Old English grēne Middle English grene English green Proto-Indo-European *(s)ping- Proto-Germanic *finkiz Proto-Indo-European *(s)ping- Proto-Germanic *finkô Old English finċ Middle English fynch English finch English greenfinch Compound of green + finch.
Words you can make from greenfinch
158 playable · top: FRENCHING (18 pts)
Best play frenching 18 points9-letter words
1 word8-letter words
1 word7-letter words
9 words6-letter words
24 words- FRENCH 14 pts
- ECHING 12 pts
- GRINCH 12 pts
- HEIFER 12 pts
- ENRICH 11 pts
- FENCER 11 pts
- FENNEC 11 pts
- FIERCE 11 pts
- INCHER 11 pts
- RICHEN 11 pts
- FEEING 10 pts
- FENING 10 pts
- FINGER 10 pts
- FRINGE 10 pts
- HINGER 10 pts
- NIGHER 10 pts
- CERING 9 pts
- CRINGE 9 pts
- FERINE 9 pts
- HEREIN 9 pts
- INHERE 9 pts
- REFINE 9 pts
- ENGINE 7 pts
- GINNER 7 pts
5-letter words
31 words- CHIEF 13 pts
- FICHE 13 pts
- FINCH 13 pts
- CHING 11 pts
- GINCH 11 pts
- CHEER 10 pts
- CHINE 10 pts
- FENCE 10 pts
- HENCE 10 pts
- NICHE 10 pts
- FEIGN 9 pts
- GRIEF 9 pts
- HENGE 9 pts
- HINGE 9 pts
- NEIGH 9 pts
- FINER 8 pts
- FIREE 8 pts
- GENIC 8 pts
- HIREE 8 pts
- INFER 8 pts
- NICER 7 pts
- NIECE 7 pts
- GENIE 6 pts
- GENRE 6 pts
- GREEN 6 pts
- REGIE 6 pts
- REIGN 6 pts
- RENIG 6 pts
- INNER 5 pts
- NINER 5 pts
- RENIN 5 pts
4-letter words
39 words- CHEF 12 pts
- CHIN 9 pts
- ECHE 9 pts
- FICE 9 pts
- INCH 9 pts
- RICH 9 pts
- FRIG 8 pts
- GHEE 8 pts
- NIGH 8 pts
- FERE 7 pts
- FERN 7 pts
- FINE 7 pts
- FIRE 7 pts
- FIRN 7 pts
- FREE 7 pts
- HEIR 7 pts
- HERE 7 pts
- HERN 7 pts
- HIRE 7 pts
- NEIF 7 pts
- REEF 7 pts
- REIF 7 pts
- RIFE 7 pts
- CERE 6 pts
- CINE 6 pts
- CIRE 6 pts
- NICE 6 pts
- RICE 6 pts
- EGER 5 pts
- GENE 5 pts
- GIEN 5 pts
- GIRN 5 pts
- GREE 5 pts
- GRIN 5 pts
- RING 5 pts
- ERNE 4 pts
- NENE 4 pts
- NINE 4 pts
- REIN 4 pts
3-letter words
40 words- FEH 9 pts
- CHI 8 pts
- HIC 8 pts
- ICH 8 pts
- FIG 7 pts
- GHI 7 pts
- GIF 7 pts
- CIG 6 pts
- FEE 6 pts
- FEN 6 pts
- FER 6 pts
- FIE 6 pts
- FIN 6 pts
- FIR 6 pts
- HEN 6 pts
- HER 6 pts
- HIE 6 pts
- HIN 6 pts
- REF 6 pts
- RIF 6 pts
- CEE 5 pts
- ICE 5 pts
- REC 5 pts
- ENG 4 pts
- ERG 4 pts
- GEE 4 pts
- GEN 4 pts
- GIE 4 pts
- GIN 4 pts
- NEG 4 pts
- REG 4 pts
- RIG 4 pts
- ERE 3 pts
- ERN 3 pts
- INN 3 pts
- IRE 3 pts
- NEE 3 pts
- REE 3 pts
- REI 3 pts
- RIN 3 pts
2-letter words
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