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bird-lime

bird-lime is the alternative spelling of birdlime.

Meaning of birdlime

Noun

birdlime (uncountable)

  1. A sticky substance, of varying compositions, smeared on branches to catch birds.
    Synonyms:
    birdglue
  2. (slang) Time; a jail term, the serving of a prison sentence.

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Questions about bird-lime

What is bird-lime the alternative spelling of?
Bird-lime is the alternative spelling of birdlime.

Words near bird-lime in the dictionary

  1. bird-feeders
  2. bird-headed
  3. bird-hipped
  4. bird-in-a-bush
  5. bird-like
  6. bird-lime
  7. bird-loving
  8. Bird-Meertens formalism
  9. bird-nest
  10. bird-nesting
  11. bird-nests

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