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birdlime

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˈbɜːdˌlaɪm/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(bûrd′līm′)

Inflections of 'birdlime' (v): (⇒ conjugate)

birdlimes: v 3rd person singular

birdliming: v pres p

birdlimed: v past

birdlimed: v past p

bird•lime (bûrd′līm′),USA pronunciation n., v., -limed, -lim•ing.
n.

a sticky material prepared from holly, mistletoe, or other plants, and smeared on twigs to catch small birds that light on it.

v.t.

to smear with birdlime.
to catch or capture, as with birdlime:to be birdlimed by flattery.

late Middle English brydelyme. See bird, lime¹ 1400–50

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::

birdlime /ˈbɜːdˌlaɪm/ n

a sticky substance, prepared from holly, mistletoe, or other plants, smeared on twigs to catch small birds

(transitive) to smear (twigs) with birdlime to catch (small birds)

'birdlime' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

bird - ixia - lime - limy - viscid - viscose - ixodid - lime twig - viscous - sea lyme grass

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