birdies
One below par
Birdies is the plural of birdie.
A birdie is a little bird, used affectionately or when speaking to children: Look at the birdies!
In golf, a birdie is a score of one stroke under par on a hole—a good result worth celebrating.
To birdie a hole is to achieve this score: She birdied three holes on the back nine.
Newly hatched birds
- hatchlingsRecently emerged young animals
- nestlingsUnfledged young birds
- fledglingsYoung birds with feathers
- broodHatchlings as a group
ducklings · goslings · cygnets · downy · fluffy · peeping · cheeping · nest
Feathered badminton projectile
- featheredCovered with plumage
- rallyGathering for a cause
- smashBreak violently apart
- serveAttend to needs
net · racket · court · clear · doubles · singles · baseline · volley
High repeated animal calls
- tweetingShort online posts
- warblingSinging with quavers
- trillingRapid note alternation
- whistlingBlowing air tunefully
singing · melody · twittering · peeping · cooing · calling · notes · serenade
chicks
Newly hatched birds
- hatchlingsRecently emerged young animals
- nestlingsUnfledged young birds
- fledglingsYoung birds with feathers
brood · ducklings · goslings · cygnets · downy · fluffy · peeping · cheeping · nest · feathered
shuttlecock
Feathered badminton projectile
serve · net · racket · court · clear · doubles · singles · baseline · volley · lob
chirping
High repeated animal calls
whistling · singing · melody · twittering · peeping · cooing · calling · notes · serenade · songbirds
par
Expected stroke count
putt · fairway · scorecard · stroke · hole · green · tee · round · handicap · links
sweeties
Affectionate name or treats
- darlingsTreasured people or things
- dearsAffectionate plural address
- petsDomesticated companion animals
lovelies · cuties · honeys · endearment · diminutive · fond · tender · chirpy · cheerful · playful
birdiesbogeys
Scores exceeding par
bogey · double bogeys · over par · double bogey · triple bogeys
- watch the birdiePhrase to focus subjects
- watching the birdieFollowing a photographer's direction
- birdie puttGolf stroke for one-under
- birding guideSpecies identification manual
- watched the birdieHeeded portrait-taking direction