| amendment |
an official change made to a bill, law, or other document. |
| beak |
the hard, curved mouth parts of a bird; bill. |
| bill2 |
the hard outer part of a bird's mouth that sticks out from its face. A bill is made up of a lower part and an upper part; beak. |
| buzzard |
a very large bird with a hooked bill and sharp claws; American vulture. |
| change |
money given in smaller bills or coins in exchange for a larger bill or coin of an equal amount. [1/10 definitions] |
| check |
a bill for food and drink at a bar or restaurant. [1/11 definitions] |
| crane |
a tall wading bird with long legs and a long neck and bill. A whooping crane is one kind of crane. [1/3 definitions] |
| duck1 |
a bird that lives in or near water and has webbed feet for swimming and a large flat bill. [1/2 definitions] |
| finch |
a small bird with a bill that is excellent at cracking seeds. Sparrows and cardinals are kinds of finches. |
| goose |
a water bird that looks like a duck but is usually larger, with a longer neck and legs and a more pointed bill. Some geese are raised by farmers, and some are found in the wild. [1/4 definitions] |
| heron |
a wading bird with long legs, a long neck, and a long pointed bill. An egret is a kind of heron. |
| hummingbird |
a tiny, brightly colored bird with a long, slender bill and narrow wings that beat very rapidly. |
| kiwi |
a bird of New Zealand that has gray-brown feathers, a long, thin bill, and small, weak wings that can not be used for flying. [1/2 definitions] |
| parrot |
a tropical bird with a short, hooked bill and brightly colored feathers. Parrots can often imitate spoken words and other sounds. [1/2 definitions] |
| pelican |
a large water bird that lives in warm areas. It has a pouch in the lower half of its long bill for catching and holding fish. |
| pick up the tab |
to pay the bill at a bar or restaurant. |
| platypus |
a mammal with a wide bill, a long, flat tail, and webbed feet for swimming. Platypuses live near streams in Australia. They are one of only two kinds of mammals that lay eggs. They are sometimes called duck-billed platypuses. |
| plover |
a bird with a rounded body, a short tail, and a short bill. Plovers run along the sea shore in short starts and stops, looking for food. The killdeer is one of the many different kinds of plovers. |
| puffin |
a northern sea bird with black and white feathers and a large, flat, colorful bill. |
| robin |
a large North American songbird related to the thrush, with an orange-red breast, dark brown head and back, and a bright yellow bill. [1/2 definitions] |
| stork |
a wading bird with long legs and a long neck and bill. [1/2 definitions] |