sandpiper

Noun

Meaning

Any one of numerous species of small limicoline game birds belonging to Tringa, Actodromas, Ereunetes, and various allied genera of the family Tringidae.

A small lamprey eel; the pride.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

sanderling dunlin fiddler plover quail waterman courser carrier knot stint fowl peep laundress avocet phalarope
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Hypernyms

shorebird shore bird limicoline bird

Hyponyms

ruff knot stint grayback jacksnipe sanderling

Phrases with the word

Bartram's sandpiper eurasian sandpiper common european sandpiper breed of sandpiper

Examples

all my life i have lived and behaved very much like the sandpiper just running down the edges of different countries and continents, looking for something. Elizabeth Bishop

Every sandpiper praises his own swamp. Russian Proverb

A funeral service for Earl will be held at Bethel's Place Empowerment Center on 12660 Sandpiper St., on Saturday, Feb. 22 at 10 a.m. The wake will be held on Friday, Feb. 21 at 6:30 p.m. Source: Internet

Dubbed "Liz and Dick" by the media, they starred in eleven films together, including The V.I.P.s (1963), The Sandpiper (1965), The Taming of the Shrew (1967) and Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Source: Internet

Jetport Inc., owner of a 13.3 per cent stake in Artis, says it plans to vote in favour of the five Sandpiper Group nominees to the board as well as two of the existing trustees — Ben Rodney and Lauren Zucker. Source: Internet

In The Sandpiper (1965) Taylor intended on following Cleopatra by headlining an all-star cast in Fox's black comedy What a Way to Go! Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

sandperch sandpile sandpipe sandpit sandplain sandplain poison