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Pecker

One who, or that which, pecks; specif., a bird that pecks holes in trees; a woodpecker.

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Narrower term 5

Cere 76% connected

The soft naked sheath at the base of the beak of birds of prey, parrots, and some other birds. See Beak.

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Flicker 76% connected

To flutter; to flap the wings without flying.

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Piculet 76% connected

Any species of very small woodpeckers of the genus Picumnus and allied genera. Their tail feathers are not stiff and sharp at the tips, as in ordinar…

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Redhead 76% connected

A person having red hair.

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Wryneck 76% connected

A twisted or distorted neck; a deformity in which the neck is drawn to one side by a rigid contraction of one of the muscles of the neck; torticollis.

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Broader term 4

Member 76% connected

To remember; to cause to remember; to mention.

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Mouth 76% connected

The opening through which an animal receives food; the aperture between the jaws or between the lips; also, the cavity, containing the tongue and tee…

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Penis 76% connected

The male member, or organ of generation.

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Phallus 76% connected

The emblem of the generative power in nature, carried in procession in the Bacchic orgies, or worshiped in various ways.

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Derivationally related 4

Peck 74% connected

The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as, a peck of wheat.

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Peck 74% connected

The fourth part of a bushel; a dry measure of eight quarts; as, a peck of wheat.

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Pick 74% connected

To throw; to pitch.

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Pick 74% connected

To throw; to pitch.

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Containing whole 1

Bird 70% connected

Orig., a chicken; the young of a fowl; a young eaglet; a nestling; and hence, a feathered flying animal (see 2).

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Synonym 9

Beak 92% connected

The bill or nib of a bird, consisting of a horny sheath, covering the jaws. The form varied much according to the food and habits of the bird, and is…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Bill 92% connected

A beak, as of a bird, or sometimes of a turtle or other animal.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Cock 92% connected

The male of birds, particularly of gallinaceous or domestic fowls.

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Neb 92% connected

The nose; the snout; the mouth; the beak of a bird; a nib, as of a pen.

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Nib 92% connected

A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Prick 92% connected

That which pricks, penetrates, or punctures; a sharp and slender thing; a pointed instrument; a goad; a spur, etc.; a point; a skewer.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Shaft 92% connected

The slender, smooth stem of an arrow; hence, an arrow.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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Tool 92% connected

An instrument such as a hammer, saw, plane, file, and the like, used in the manual arts, to facilitate mechanical operations; any instrument used by…

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Woodpecker 92% connected

Any one of numerous species of scansorial birds belonging to Picus and many allied genera of the family Picidae.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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