Definition of Finch

1. Noun. Any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds.


Definition of Finch

1. n. A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to the family Fringillidæ.

Definition of Finch

1. a small bird [n -ES]

Medical Definition of Finch

1. Origin: AS. Finc; akin to D. Vink, OHG. Fincho, G. Fink; cf. W. Pinc a finch; also E. Spink. A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to the family Fringillidae. The word is often used in composition, as in chaffinch, goldfinch, grassfinch, pinefinch, etc. Bramble finch. See Brambling. Canary finch, the canary bird. Copper finch. See Chaffinch. Diamond finch. See Diamond. Finch falcon, one of several very small East Indian falcons of the genus Hierax. To pull a finch, to swindle an ignorant or unsuspecting person. "Privily a finch eke could he pull." Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Finch

financier
financiered
financiering
financiers
financing
financings
finasteride
finback
finback
finbacks
finback whale
finca
fincas
FinCEN
finch (current term)
finch (current term)
finched
finches
Finckh test
find
find
findable
finder
finder
finder's fee
finders
finding
finding
findings
finding of fact

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