bird's-eye+view

  • 41bird's-eye — adjective as from an altitude or distance a bird s eye survey a panoramic view • Syn: ↑panoramic • Similar to: ↑wide, ↑broad • Derivationally related forms: ↑ …

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  • 42Bird's Head Peninsula — Bird s Head redirects here. For tectonic plate, see Bird s Head Plate. For languages, see Bird s Head languages. Bird s Head Peninsula (Kepala Burung) Doberai Peninsula Region …

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  • 43bird — n. 1 a feathered vertebrate with a beak, with two wings and two feet, egg laying and usu. able to fly. 2 a game bird. 3 Brit. sl. a young woman. 4 colloq. a person (a wily old bird). 5 sl. a a prison. b rhymingsl. a prison sentence (short for… …

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  • 44view — 1 /vju:/ noun 1 OPINION (C) what you think or believe about something (+ on/about): We d like to find out young people s views on religion. | in my/your etc view (=I, you etc think): In my view, what this country needs is a change of government.… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 45eye — eye1 W1S1 [aı] n ↑ear, ↑nose, ↑tooth, ↑eye ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(for seeing with)¦ 2¦(way of seeing/understanding)¦ 3 keep an eye on something/somebody 4 have/keep your eye on somebody 5 eye contact 6 keep/have one eye/half an eye on somebody/something …

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  • 46eye — 1 /aI/ noun (C) BODY PART 1 one of the two parts of the body that people and animals use to see: Annie has blue eyes. | Close your eyes and count to ten. 2 blue eyed/one eyed/bright eyed/wide eyed etc having blue eyes, one eye, bright eyes, eyes… …

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  • 47bird — {{11}}bird (n.1) O.E. bird, rare collateral form of bridd, originally young bird, nestling (the usual O.E. for bird being fugol), of uncertain origin with no cognates in any other Germanic language. The suggestion that it is related by umlaut to… …

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  • 48view — /vyooh/, n. 1. an instance of seeing or beholding; visual inspection. 2. sight; vision. 3. range of sight or vision: Several running deer came into the view of the hunters. 4. a sight or prospect of a landscape, the sea, etc.: His apartment… …

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  • 49view — [[t]vyu[/t]] n. 1) an instance of seeing or beholding; visual inspection 2) sight or vision 3) range of sight or vision: objects in view[/ex] 4) a sight or prospect of a landscape, the sea, etc 5) a picture or photograph of a scene 6) a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 50view — I n. opinion 1) to air, express, present, put forward, voice a view 2) to harbor, hold a view 3) to advance, advocate a view 4) to exchange views 5) to take a view 6) a cheerful, optimistic, rosy; dim, grave, pessimistic view (she took a dim view …

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