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birch

/bɝt͡ʃ/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable

Birch means: consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree.

Synonyms for birch7

noun, as in any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark

birch tree

noun, as in a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment

birch rod

adjective, as in consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree

birchen, birken, woody

also used for birch

makepeace, switch

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What does birch mean?5

adjective

1

consisting of or made of wood of the birch tree

noun

1

any betulaceous tree or shrub of the genus Betula having a thin peeling bark

2

a switch consisting of a twig or a bundle of twigs from a birch tree; used to hit people as punishment“my father never spared the birch”

3

hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood

verb

1

whip with a birch twig

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with birch?4

one syllable

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Birch in a sentence

  • Near our house, in a park, there's a little birch tree growing.rul
  • There was a birch tree in our garden, but it died.CK
  • Twigs in beak, the magpie flies to its old nest in the birch.Eccles17
  • Next to the house, a beautiful birch tree is growing.rul
  • Oak, pine and birch trees grow in these woods.sundown
  • Oak, pine and birch trees grow in this wood.sundown
  • Oak, pine and birch trees grow in this forest.sundown
  • In spring, sap is extracted from the birch trees.sundown

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Forms of birch

as a noun

plural
birches

as a verb

past tense
birched
present participle
birching
third-person singular
birches
past participle
birched