Crossword clues for birdie
birdie
- Golf term
- Feathered friend
- Golfing feat
- Course coup
- Subpar performance?
- Par beater
- Course accomplishment
- A single stroke under par
- Racket target
- One under, in golf
- One under par for a hole in golf
- Eagle plus one
- Badminton target
- Badminton projectile
- Badminton flyer
- Backyard game prop
- 1960s musical title character
- One under par, on a golf hole
- Shoot one under
- Teller of secrets, in a saying
- Duffer's accomplishment
- One over an eagle
- Something needed to play the game depicted in this puzzle ... or a hint to the six circled answers
- (in golf) a score of one stroke under par on a golf hole
- Badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers
- "Bye, Bye, ___"
- A three on a par-four hole
- Strange specialty
- Golf score of one stroke under par
- One under par at a hole in golf
- One under empty bar drinking single to pass out
- Bride and I distracted, watching this on camera?
- Albatross? Eagle? Yes and no!
- Two, perhaps, that you watch as shots are made
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Birdie \Bird"ie\, n.
A pretty or dear little bird; -- a pet name.
--Tennyson.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"little bird," 1792, from bird (n.1) + -ie. As golf slang for "a hole played one under par," by 1908, perhaps from bird (n.) in American English slang sense of "exceptionally clever or accomplished person or thing" (1839).
Wiktionary
n. 1 (context diminutive English) A bird; a birdling. 2 (context golf English) The completion of a hole one stroke below par. 3 (context badminton English) A shuttlecock. 4 (context electronics English) An electromagnetic signal generated from within an electronic device. 5 (context usually preceded by "the" English) A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle finger. 6 (context usually preceded by "the" English) A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle and index fingers. vb. 1 (context intransitive golf English) To score a birdie. 2 (context transitive golf English) To score a birdie.
WordNet
n. (golf) a score of one stroke under par on a hole
badminton equipment consisting of a ball of cork or rubber with a crown of feathers [syn: shuttlecock, bird, shuttle]
v. to shoot in one stroke under par
Wikipedia
is a video game character from the Street Fighter series of fighting games by Capcom. He debuted in the first Street Fighter as a non-playable character though later made prominent appearances in the three Street Fighter Alpha games. His first appearance depicted him as a late 1970s tall white British punk rocker, but later reappeared in the Alpha series as a hulking black British punk.
Usage examples of "birdie".
Jay had spotted her, Birdie glared at him, obviously having overheard his disparaging remarks regarding her pet.
Frowning, Birdie thought for several minutes, then smiled brilliantly.
It was no secret, except to Birdie, that very few people enjoyed the company of the hairless canine.
Allison with how sweet and wonderful Pearce had been the night before, shoved her way between Birdie and Taffy.
Without removing his hold on Birdie, Jay waved a crumpled piece of paper at Allison.
Unfortunately, her voice carried to Birdie, who glared at Paige and wailed even louder.
Having never had children, Birdie poured all her love into that little dog.
Peering through the long, narrow window, he saw a smiling hostess leading Birdie toward a booth.
And the apartment he spoke of must be in one of the other apartment houses Birdie owned.
She grabbed his water and barely got a sip down before Birdie and her nephew rounded the corner.
I can get away with more being Birdie Talbot than poor Robbie Tyler ever will.
Ping followed, his bell jingling only once as Birdie carefully shut the door.
The storm moderated a little, and at one I saddled Birdie, and rode four more miles, crossing a frozen creek, the ice of which broke and let the pony through, to her great alarm.
After riding twelve miles I got bread and milk for myself and a feed for Birdie at a large house where there were eight boarders, each one looking nearer the grave than the other, and on remounting was directed to leave the main road and diverge through Monument Park, a ride of twelve miles among fantastic rocks, but I lost my way, and came to an end of all tracks in a wild canyon.
We talked most of that day, and I equipped myself with arctics and warm gloves for the mountain tour which has been planned for me, and I gave Birdie the Sabbath she was entitled to on Tuesday, for I found, on arriving at the Springs, that the day I crossed the Arkansas Divide was Sunday, though I did not know it.