Associations to the word «Crossbill»
Noun
Adjective
Verb
Adverb
| 1 |
Wiktionary
CROSSBILL, noun. Any of various finches of the genus Loxia, whose bill crosses over at the tips; they are specialist feeders on conifer cones.
CROSSBILL, noun. (legal) A bill brought by a defendant, in an equity or chancery suit, against the plaintiff, respecting the matter in question in that suit.
Dictionary definition
CROSSBILL, noun. Finch with a bill whose tips cross when closed.
Wise words
The chief virtue that language can have is clearness, and
nothing detracts from it so much as the use of unfamiliar
words.