birdcages

Homes for parakeets

Birdcages are enclosures for keeping birds, typically made of wire or bars with enough spacing to contain the bird while allowing light and air.

Pet birds live in cages; wild birds are trapped in them.

The structure suggests confinement generally: She felt her marriage had become a birdcage.

captivity

confinement

State of being restricted

restraint · containment · imprisonment · entrapment · constraint · captive · liberation · release · escape · door

structure

wire

Thin metallic conductor

  • meshInterlocking open weave
  • barsRods, taverns, or measures
  • frameSupporting outer structure

door · latch · swing · perch · tray · liner · cover · stand · hook · dome

birds

canary

Yellow caged songbird

cockatoo · macaw · lovebird · songbird · parrot · mynah · dove · perch · feathers · wing

decorative

ornate

Elaborately decorated

Victorian · baroque · vintage · handcrafted · wrought-iron · bamboo · wicker · wooden · brass · copper

care

cleaning

Removing dirt and mess

tray · maintenance · hygiene · disinfecting · droppings · cuttlebone · toys · mirror · bell · ladder

Categories
Opposites
containment type by animal

birdcagesaquariums

Glass containers for fish

fish tanks · terrariums · rabbit hutches · cat carriers · ant farms

freedom vs. confinement

birdcagesopen sky

Unobstructed atmosphere above

the wild · natural habitat · freedom · open air · wilderness

Phrases
Family

birdcage

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G