redbird

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
11
Words With Friends
12
Letters
7
Pronunciation
/ˈɹɛdbəːd/(UK)

Definition of redbird

5 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. (Canada, US)Any of several unrelated American songbirds having red plumage.
    “Then she chanced to look up and catch sight of a redbird in a tree.”
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noun

  1. (Canada, US)Any of several unrelated American songbirds having red plumage.
    “Then she chanced to look up and catch sight of a redbird in a tree.”
  2. (Canada, US)Any of several unrelated American songbirds having red plumage.
  3. (Canada, US)Any of several unrelated American songbirds having red plumage.
  4. (slang)A capsule of secobarbital.
    “Nearly every pharmaceutical house has its own brands, sold in tablets, solutions or brightly-colored capsules, on which its “detail men” keep doctors informed. Probably the most popular successors to Veronal are Seconal (“red birds” to the bootleg trade) and Nembutal ("yellow jackets").”
  5. Any of various red cars formerly used in the New York City subway system; or a train of such cars.

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Etymology

From red + bird.

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