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- pronunciation:
- buhrch
- parts of speech:
- noun, adjective, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a deciduous tree or shrub with close-grained, hard wood and smooth bark that can be peeled off.
Our white birches look beautiful against the brilliant blue sky.
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| definition 2: |
the wood of this tree.
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| definition 3: |
a rod or bound twigs from this tree, used as a whip.
- similar words:
- rod
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| related words: |
whip |
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| part of speech: |
adjective |
| definition: |
made or consisting of the birch or its wood.
a birch cabineta birch forest |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
birches, birching, birched |
| definition: |
to whip with a rod or bound twigs from a birch tree.
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| related words: |
lick, switch, whip |
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