Polly
Classic bird name
Polly is a traditional name for a parrot, especially in the stock phrase Polly want a cracker?
The name became so associated with parrots that it's now generic for any talking bird kept as a pet.
Polly is also a given name, originally a nickname for Mary or Margaret.
Crisp baked wafer
- mimicOne who copies others
- talkingProducing speech aloud
- perchResting spot for birds
- pirateMaritime thief or bootlegger
shoulder · squawk · tropical · colorful · plumage · feathers · beak · cage
Informal substitute name
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- DollyNickname for Dorothy
- PaulaLatin name meaning humble
- PaulineOf the apostle
Apollonia · pet-name · girlhood · endearment · old-fashioned · vintage · classic · feminine
cracker
Crisp baked wafer
pirate · shoulder · squawk · tropical · colorful · plumage · feathers · beak · cage · repeat
nickname
Informal substitute name
- diminutiveVery small, or nickname form
- DollyNickname for Dorothy
- PaulaLatin name meaning humble
Pauline · Apollonia · pet-name · girlhood · endearment · old-fashioned · vintage · classic · feminine · namesake
stovetop
Burner platform for cooking
- teapotSteeping and serving vessel
- boilingLiquid vaporization temperature
- whistleShrill air-blown sounder
copper · kitchen · tea-time · hearth · fireside · domestic · homestead · traditional
- Parrot NamesTweety, Rio, Echo
- nicknamesnickname, pet name, alias, handle, moniker
- AmazonAmazon, river, Amazon River, Amazon rainforest, rainforest
- C.S. LewisAslan, Narnia, Narnian, Ransom, Edmund
- parrot thingsmacaw, cockatoo, parakeet, mimicry, colorful plumage
- .NET DevelopmentASP.NET, assemblies, namespaces, namespace, garbage collection
- polling stationElection day venue
- polling placesDesignated voting locations
- polling boothsEnclosed spaces for voting
- exit pollingSurveying voters after balloting
- polling dayScheduled date for voting
- opinion pollingMeasuring collective public views