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  • noun Plural form of birdie.
  • noun Plural form of birdy.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of birdie.

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Examples

  • Tweeting is for little brain birdies and the media by referring to it show their afinity

    Ed Henry tweets while following Obama today from Cleveland 2009

  • The 31-year-old Dixon had the best performance of the day with a bogey-free round, sinking consecutive birdies from the 7th hole to the 10th before taking the lead for good with a birdie on the 14th.

    Dixon wins Saint-Omer Open for first title on European Tour 2008

  • "I knew I had to keep rolling in birdies," Kite said.

    USATODAY.com - Kite beats Fergus in one-hole playoff 2006

  • "I got in the habit of making birdies, which is a good thing," Stricker said.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Tied for the lead overnight with Watney, Na was briefly caught at the top by his playing partner with four holes to play before he tightened his grip on the title with birdies at 15, 16, and 17.

    Reuters: Press Release 2011

  • He hits the ball a long way and makes a lot of birdies, which is what you need in this format.

    Zee News : India National 2010

  • Palmer expects to see plenty of birdies, which is not necessarily a bad thing.

    News 2009

  • MOOS (voice-over): The "Metro" newspaper provided advice on which golf club to use if your man's been chasing the wrong kind of birdies, and in a bit of advertising irony, this ad for Accenture ran Monday, "The road to high performance isn't always paved."

    CNN Transcript Dec 1, 2009 2009

  • Normally, I’m not a big fan of winged creatures (unless they’re monkeys or dragons), but this birdies are the BESTEST!!!!

    Home again, home again, jiggity jig. « A Bird’s Nest 2008

  • ` ` Those are the kind of birdies you don't forget, '' he said about a 50-footer at 11 and a chip-in from 10 yards off the green at 12.

    SI.com 2009

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