blackbird
Plural: blackbirds
Noun
- any bird of the family Icteridae whose male is black or predominantly black
- common black European thrush
- A common true thrush, Turdus merula, found in woods and gardens over much of Eurasia, and introduced elsewhere.
- A variety of New World birds of the family Icteridae (26 species of icterid bird).
- A native of the South Pacific islands.
Verb
- To enslave someone, especially through chicanery or force
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English blakebird, blacbrid (“ouzel; Eurasian blackbird”), equivalent to black + bird.
Synonyms
European blackbird, merl, merle, New World blackbird, ousel, ouzel, Turdus merula, Eurasian blackbird, common blackbird, icterid
Scrabble Score: 20
blackbird: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordblackbird: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
blackbird: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary