heron

Speech parts

1. heron - Noun

2. Heron - Proper noun

Meaning

Any wading bird of the genus Ardea and allied genera, of the family Ardeidae. The herons have a long, sharp bill, and long legs and toes, with the claw of the middle toe toothed. The common European heron (Ardea cinerea) is remarkable for its directly ascending flight, and was formerly hunted with the larger falcons.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

egret hero Hero of Alexandria grey heron wading bird long-legged wader crane paladin jacquard chock fighter champion mathematician Huron discoverer
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Antonyms

diplomat antagonist intermediary loser negotiator arbitrator
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Hypernyms

animal wader wading bird

Hyponyms

egret bittern broadbill night heron boatbill great white heron

Phrases with the word

Martins Heron yellow-crowned night heron bittern heron young night heron heron relative heron-like bird

Anagrams

horne honer rhone

Examples

I love to see the old heath's withered brake Mingle its crimpled leaves with furze and ling, While the old heron from the lonely lake Starts slow and flaps its melancholy wing. John Clare

The queen was settling on the edge of the bed, ungainly with hesitation and at the same time exquisite in her grace, like a heron landing in a treetop. Megan Whalen Turner

For these proofs Heron gave new proofs that avoided extending the lines, in order to meet the objection of anyone who would deny that the space was available for the extension. Morris Kline

Though the heron flied high the falcon kills it. Portuguese Proverb

He would cheat the heron of her egg, though her two eyes were fixed on him. Scottish Gaelic Proverb

The heron blames the water because he cannot swim. Danish Proverb

Close letter words and terms

heroless herolessness herolike heron relative heron's bill heron-like bird