sparrow

Speech parts

1. sparrow - Noun

2. Sparrow - Proper noun

Meaning

One of many species of small singing birds of the family Fringilligae, having conical bills, and feeding chiefly on seeds. Many sparrows are called also finches, and buntings. The common sparrow, or house sparrow, of Europe (Passer domesticus) is noted for its familiarity, its voracity, its attachment to its young, and its fecundity. See House sparrow, under House.

Any one of several small singing birds somewhat resembling the true sparrows in form or habits, as the European hedge sparrow. See under Hedge.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

dunnock hedge sparrow house sparrow true sparrow Prunella modularis passerine bird bunting birdie kookaburra blue jay bird songbird Piaf passerine accentor
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Hypernyms

animal passerine accentor passeriform bird

Hyponyms

house sparrow English sparrow tree sparrow Passer domesticus Passer montanus

Phrases with the word

sparrow-weaver Lincoln's sparrow sparrow's fart Texas sparrow Cape sparrow indian house sparrow

Examples

I once had a sparrow alight upon my shoulder for a moment, while I was hoeing in a village garden, and I felt that I was more distinguished by that circumstance than I should have been by any epaulet I could have worn. Henry David Thoreau

The brawling of a sparrow in the eaves The brilliant moon and all the milky sky And all that famous harmony of leaves Had blotted out man's image and his cry. William Butler Yeats

I am hanging in the balance of a perfect finished plan, like every sparrow falling, like every grain of sand. Bob Dylan

A sparrow in the hand is better than a pigeon on the roof. Polish Proverb

A sparrow in the hand is better than a cock on the roof. Russian Proverb

A spoken word is not a sparrow. Once it flies out, you can't catch it. Russian Proverb

Close letter words and terms

sparring mate sparring partner sparringly Sparrow criterion sparrow dominoes sparrow grass