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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

dead bird

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.52 in modern English

Syllables
dead- bird
IPA
13
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A ball which falls over the infielders’ heads for a hit, as if it were a bird shot by a hunter.

Slang

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see dead, bird.

Example Sentences

Usage

Inflected Forms

dead birds (plural)

Questions

What does dead bird mean?
A ball which falls over the infielders’ heads for a hit, as if it were a bird shot by a hunter.

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