Bullfinch: alternatives and connections

That which is analogous to, or corresponds with, some other thing.

An itinerant licensed dealer in commodities used for food; a hawker; a huckster; -- formerly applied especially to one who bought grai…

A small song bird (Sialia sialis), very common in the United States, and, in the north, one of the earliest to arrive in spring. The m…

To become suffused with red in the cheeks, as from a sense of shame, modesty, or confusion; to become red from such cause, as the chee…

A European marine fish (Pagrus vulgaris) allied to the American scup; the becker. The name is sometimes applied to the related species.

The fore part of the body, between the neck and the belly; the chest; as, the breast of a man or of a horse.

A bird of the genus Emberiza, or of an allied genus, related to the finches and sparrows (family Fringillidae).

A bird of prey of the Hawk family, belonging to the genus Buteo and related genera.

A prickly plant of the genus Carlina (C. vulgaris), found in Europe and Asia.

To talk in a light and familiar manner; to converse without form or ceremony; to gossip.

The side of the face below the eye.

A beetle of the genus Melolontha (esp. M. vulgaris) and allied genera; -- called also May bug, chafer, or dorbeetle.

A large reptile of the genus Crocodilus, of several species. They grow to the length of sixteen or eighteen feet, and inhabit the larg…

Any worm of the genus Lumbricus and allied genera, found in damp soil. One of the largest and most abundant species in Europe and Amer…

Pertaining to, or like, the genus Etheostoma.

A small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; as, a flask of oil or wine.

A spurred partidge of the genus Francolinus and allied genera, of Asia and Africa. The common species (F. vulgaris) was formerly commo…

One of several swimming birds or divers, of the genus Colymbus (formerly Podiceps), and allied genera, found in the northern parts of…