Finch
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fɪnt͡ʃ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Finch is a noun meaning Any Eurasian goldfinch (of species Carduelis carduelis, syn. Fringilla carduelis).
Meaning
Any Eurasian goldfinch (of species Carduelis carduelis, syn. Fringilla carduelis).
More Meanings
- Any bird of other families of similar appearance to members of family Fringillidae.
- (UK, slang, dated) A woman.
- To hunt for finches, to go finching.
- Any bird of the family Fringillidae, seed-eating passerine birds, native chiefly to the Northern Hemisphere and usually having a conical beak.
Example Sentences
"Well, she could have put it across me for that matter if Dodger, who'd seen her up there, didn't happen to call round to do with the business," admitted George simply. "All these finches seem to get themselves up in the same way nowadays, till I can't tell one sort of tart from another. But I suppose there's something you go by."
Word Forms
- finches
- finching
- finched
Synonyms for finch
Depending on context, synonyms include bird.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include sparrow, serin, zebra, chef, head, savage.
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