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birdbath

birdbath noun: a shallow basin, sometimes ornamental, filled with water for wild birds to drink from or in which to bathe.

Noun

birdbath (plural birdbaths)

  1. A shallow basin, sometimes ornamental, filled with water for wild birds to drink from or in which to bathe.
  2. Random, inconsequential amounts of residual water on a roof membrane.
  3. (slang) A light or superficial wash of the body, using a sink or similar.
    • Hardly an hour had gone by, barely time to drink a cold sarsaparilla and take a birdbath in a bowl of water, but Kincaid had gotten into more trouble, Angie reflected.1987, Joyce Brandon, The Lady and the Lawman, →ISBN
    • “And if a person happens not to be on the block at shower time?” Ty pinched the bridge of his nose.“It’s birdbath time,” Ralph pointed at the sink before remembering Ty was blind.2019, Ricky Douglas, Room Without a View, →ISBN

Synonyms of birdbath

Forms of birdbath

pluralbirdbaths
alternative formbird bath

Origin of birdbath

From bird + bath.

Questions about birdbath

What does birdbath mean?
Birdbath means a shallow basin, sometimes ornamental, filled with water for wild birds to drink from or in which to bathe.
What part of speech is birdbath?
Birdbath is a noun.
What is the plural of birdbath?
The plural of birdbath is birdbaths.

Words near birdbath in the dictionary

  1. birdaholics
  2. birdback
  3. birdbander
  4. birdbanders
  5. birdbanding
  6. birdbath
  7. birdbaths
  8. birdbolt
  9. birdbolts
  10. birdbox
  11. birdboxes

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