Bird vs. Fellow

Birdnoun

A member of the class of animals Aves in the phylum Chordata, characterized by being warm-blooded, having feathers and wings usually capable of flight, and laying eggs.

‘Ducks and sparrows are birds.’;

Fellownoun

(obsolete) A colleague or partner.

Birdnoun

(slang) A man, fellow.

Fellownoun

(archaic) A companion; a comrade.

Birdnoun

A girl or woman, especially one considered sexually attractive.

Fellownoun

A man without good breeding or worth; an ignoble or mean man.

Birdnoun

Girlfriend.

‘Mike went out with his bird last night.’;

Fellownoun

An equal in power, rank, character, etc.

Birdnoun

(slang) An airplane.

Fellownoun

One of a pair, or of two things used together or suited to each other; a mate.

Birdnoun

(slang) A satellite.

Fellownoun

(colloquial) A male person; a man.

Birdnoun

(obsolete) A chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling.

Fellownoun

(rare) A person; an individual, male or female.

Birdnoun

(slang) A prison sentence.

‘He’s doing bird.’;

Fellownoun

(heading) A rank or title in the professional world, usually given as "Fellow".

Birdnoun

The vulgar hand gesture in which the middle finger is extended.

Fellownoun

In the English universities, a scholar who is appointed to a foundation called a fellowship, which gives a title to certain perquisites and privileges.

Birdnoun

(Asian slang) A penis.

Fellownoun

In an American college or university, a member of the corporation which manages its business interests; also, a graduate appointed to a fellowship, who receives the income of the foundation.

Birdverb

(intransitive) To observe or identify wild birds in their natural environment.

Fellownoun

A member of a literary or scientific society

‘a Fellow of the Royal Society’;

Birdverb

(intransitive) To catch or shoot birds.

Fellownoun

The most senior rank or title one can achieve on a technical career in certain companies (though some Fellows also hold business titles such as Vice President or Chief Technology Officer). This is typically found in large corporations in research and development-intensive industries (IBM or Sun Microsystems in information technology, and Boston Scientific in Medical Devices for example). They appoint a small number of senior scientists and engineers as Fellows.

Birdverb

To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.

Fellownoun

In the US and Canada, a physician who is undergoing a supervised, sub-specialty medical training (fellowship) after completing a specialty training program (residency).

Birdnoun

Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).

‘That ungentle gull, the cuckoo's bird.’; ‘The brydds [birds] of the aier have nestes.’;

Fellowadjective

Having common characteristics; being of the same kind, or in the same group

‘Roger and his fellow workers are to go on strike.’;

Birdnoun

A warm-blooded, feathered vertebrate provided with wings. See Aves.

Fellowverb

To suit with; to pair with; to match.

Birdnoun

Specifically, among sportsmen, a game bird.

Fellownoun

A companion; a comrade; an associate; a partner; a sharer.

‘The fellows of his crime.’; ‘We are fellows still,Serving alike in sorrow.’; ‘That enormous engine was flanked by two fellows almost of equal magnitude.’;

Birdnoun

Fig.: A girl; a maiden.

‘And by my word! the bonny birdIn danger shall not tarry.’;

Fellownoun

A man without good breeding or worth; an ignoble or mean man.

‘Worth makes the man, and want of it, the fellow.’;

Birdverb

To catch or shoot birds.

Fellownoun

An equal in power, rank, character, etc.

‘It is impossible that ever RomeShould breed thy fellow.’;

Birdverb

Hence: To seek for game or plunder; to thieve.

Fellownoun

One of a pair, or of two things used together or suited to each other; a mate; the male.

‘When they be but heifers of one year, . . . they are let go to the fellow and breed.’; ‘This was my glove; here is the fellow of it.’;

Birdverb

to watch birds, especially in their natural habitats, for enjoyment; to birdwatch.

Fellownoun

A person; an individual.

‘She seemed to be a good sort of fellow.’;

Birdnoun

warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings

Fellownoun

In the English universities, a scholar who is appointed to a foundation called a fellowship, which gives a title to certain perquisites and privileges.

Birdnoun

the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food

Fellownoun

In an American college or university, a member of the corporation which manages its business interests; also, a graduate appointed to a fellowship, who receives the income of the foundation.

Birdnoun

informal terms for a (young) woman

Fellownoun

A member of a literary or scientific society; as, a Fellow of the Royal Society.

‘Were the great duke himself here, and would lift upMy head to fellow pomp amongst his nobles.’;

Birdnoun

a cry or noise made to express displeasure or contempt

Fellowverb

To suit with; to pair with; to match.

Birdnoun

badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers

Fellownoun

a boy or man;

‘that chap is your host’; ‘there's a fellow at the door’; ‘he's a likable cuss’;

Birdverb

watch and study birds in their natural habitat

Fellownoun

a person who is frequently in the company of another;

‘drinking companions’; ‘comrades in arms’;

Birdnoun

a warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrate animal distinguished by the possession of feathers, wings, a beak, and typically by being able to fly.

Fellownoun

a person who is member of your class or profession;

‘the surgeon consulted his colleagues’; ‘he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers’;

Birdnoun

a bird that is hunted for sport or used for food

‘carve the bird and arrange on a warmed serving plate’;

Fellownoun

an informal form of address for a man;

‘Say, fellow, what are you doing?’; ‘Hey buster, what's up?’;

Birdnoun

an aircraft, spacecraft, or satellite.

Fellownoun

a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman;

‘if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked’;

Birdnoun

a person of a specified kind or character

‘she's a sharp old bird’;

Fellow

A fellow is a broad concept whose exact meaning depends on context. In learned or professional societies, it refers to a privileged member who is specially elected in recognition of their work and achievements.

Birdnoun

a young woman or a girlfriend.

Bird

Birds are a group of warm-blooded vertebrates constituting the class Aves , characterised by feathers, toothless beaked jaws, the laying of hard-shelled eggs, a high metabolic rate, a four-chambered heart, and a strong yet lightweight skeleton. Birds live worldwide and range in size from the 5.5 cm (2.2 in) bee hummingbird to the 2.8 m (9 ft 2 in) ostrich.