birdlime en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈbɝdlaɪm/ (General-American)
- /ˈbɜːdlaɪm/ (UK)
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Etymology
Partial calque of German Vogelleim. By surface analysis, bird + lime.
Meanings
- (uncountable) A sticky substance, of varying compositions, smeared on branches to catch birds.
- (slang, uncountable) Time; a jail term, the serving of a prison sentence.
Synonyms
Translations (35)
hu madárenyv (sticky substance to catch birds) · da fuglelim (sticky substance to catch birds) · es liga (sticky substance to catch birds) · sw ulimbo (sticky substance to catch birds) · grc ἰξός (sticky substance to catch birds) · ang fugollīm (sticky substance to catch birds) · cy adarlud (sticky substance to catch birds) · ru пти́чий кле́й (sticky substance to catch birds) · gd bìth-eòin (sticky substance to catch birds) · la viscum (sticky substance to catch birds) · ota اوكسه (sticky substance to catch birds) · es ajonje (sticky substance to catch birds) · lag ʉrɨɨmbo (sticky substance to catch birds) · fr glu (sticky substance to catch birds) · hu madárfogólép (sticky substance to catch birds) · fi lintuliima (sticky substance to catch birds) · syc ܕܒܩܐ (sticky substance to catch birds) · id getah pulut (sticky substance to catch birds) · ms pulut (sticky substance to catch birds) · cs lep (sticky substance to catch birds) · id pulut (sticky substance to catch birds) · et linnuliim (sticky substance to catch birds) · cmn 粘鳥膠 /粘鸟胶 (sticky substance to catch birds) · tr ökse (sticky substance to catch birds) · gl lliga (sticky substance to catch birds) · gd bìth (sticky substance to catch birds) · pl lep na ptaki (sticky substance to catch birds) · de Vogelleim (sticky substance to catch birds) · gl visgo (sticky substance to catch birds) · cy glud adar (sticky substance to catch birds) · it pania (sticky substance to catch birds) · cy glud (sticky substance to catch birds) · ja 鳥黐 (sticky substance to catch birds) · ga glae glas (sticky substance to catch birds) · sv fågellim (sticky substance to catch birds)