ostrichlike
Tall bird resemblance
Resembling or characteristic of an ostrich—the large flightless bird.
The word usually appears in figurative contexts suggesting willful ignorance or avoidance, from the folk belief that ostriches bury their heads in sand to escape danger: an ostrichlike refusal to acknowledge the problem.
Flightless Australian bird
- cassowaryLarge flightless Australian bird
- kiwiFuzzy brown-skinned fruit
- rheaFlightless South American bird
- moaExtinct flightless New Zealand bird
dodo · grounded · wingless · terrestrial · earthbound · nonflying · walking · running
Refusal to accept reality
- evasionAct of escaping detection
- escapismHabitual mental retreat
- ignoringDeliberately not noticing
- shirkingAvoiding obligatory tasks
disregard · inattention · unconcern · indifference · dodging · sidestepping · burying · hiding
Bird's complete feather coat
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
- long-neckedHaving extended throat region
- beady-eyedHaving small gleaming eyes
fluffy · plumed · feathered · wide-eyed · two-toed · black-and-white · shaggy
emu
Flightless Australian bird
- cassowaryLarge flightless Australian bird
- kiwiFuzzy brown-skinned fruit
- rheaFlightless South American bird
moa · dodo · grounded · wingless · terrestrial · earthbound · nonflying · walking · running · flightlessness
denial
Refusal to accept reality
shirking · disregard · inattention · unconcern · indifference · dodging · sidestepping · burying · hiding · self-deception
plumage
Bird's complete feather coat
- feathersBird's lightweight covering
- beakHorny avian mouthpart
- long-neckedHaving extended throat region
beady-eyed · fluffy · plumed · feathered · wide-eyed · two-toed · black-and-white · shaggy
sprint
Brief maximum-speed effort
racing · dash · fast · rapid · running · striding · long-legged · bounding · velocity · quick
towering
Of imposing height
- long-neckedHaving extended throat region
- leggyHaving lengthy limbs
- lankyTall and ungainly thin
statuesque · elevated · lofty · upright · gangling · spindly · elongated · stretched · willowy · rangy
ostrichlikediminutive
Very small, or nickname form
tiny · petite · minuscule · finch-like · small
ostrichlikeairborne
Traveling through air
soaring · eagle-like · aerial · flying · avian
ostrichlikeconfrontational
Inclined toward hostile encounters
clear-eyed · unflinching · head-on · vigilant · alert
ostracize, ostrich, ostracism, ostracized, ostriches, ostracizing, ostrich-like