birdhouse

noun

bird·​house ˈbərd-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce birdhouse (audio)
: an artificial nesting site for birds
also : aviary

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Garden Fair: The Sweetwater Oaks Garden Club’s Garden Fair will feature vendors selling plants, shrubs, roses, orchids, birdhouses, decorative garden and yard art. Joe Rassel, Orlando Sentinel, 22 Jan. 2025 Roosting boxes and birdhouses also provide safe places for birds to escape the elements. Rita Pelczar, Better Homes & Gardens, 15 Dec. 2024 Claridge’s, London British designer Paul Smith decked the Mayfair hotel’s 19-foot tree with 100 mechanical birdhouses. Jennifer Kester, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024 For the rest of us, mimicking Google’s architecture can feel like using a crane to build a birdhouse. Avery Pennarun, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for birdhouse 

Word History

First Known Use

1687, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of birdhouse was in 1687

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“Birdhouse.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/birdhouse. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.

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birdhouse

noun
bird·​house ˈbərd-ˌhau̇s How to pronounce birdhouse (audio)
: an artificial nesting place for birds
also : aviary
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