finch — English Dictionary

Noun

1. Any Eurasian goldfinch (of species Carduelis carduelis, syn. Fringilla carduelis).

2. Any bird of the family Fringillidae, seed-eating passerine birds, native chiefly to the Northern Hemisphere and usually having a conical beak.

3. Any bird of other families of similar appearance to members of family Fringillidae.

4. A woman.

   Usage

   • UK usage
   • Dated
   • Slang

   Synonyms

   bird

   Examples

   More examples (1)

   "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."

Verb

1. To hunt for finches, to go finching.

Noun

1. any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds

   Broader terms

   oscineoscine bird