BIRDIE

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Synonyms:

bird; birdie; shuttle; shuttlecock

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("birdie" is a kind of...):

badminton equipment (equipment for playing the game of badminton)

Meaning:

(golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole

Classified under:

Nouns denoting quantities and units of measure

Hypernyms ("birdie" is a kind of...):

score (a number that expresses the accomplishment of a team or an individual in a game or contest)

Domain category:

golf; golf game (a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes)

Derivation:

birdie (shoot in one stroke under par)

Meaning:

Shoot in one stroke under par

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "birdie" is one way to...):

shoot (throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective)

Domain category:

golf; golf game (a game played on a large open course with 9 or 18 holes; the object is use as few strokes as possible in playing all the holes)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Derivation:

birdie ((golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole)