finch
Fetched 2026-10-26 (cache).
Synonyms: flinch, pinch, cinch, winch, filch, fitch, inch, ginch, finck, binch, minch
Antonyms: flinch, pinch, cinch, winch, filch, fitch, inch, ginch, finck, binch, minch
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Noun
- Any [[Eurasian goldfinch]] (of species {{taxfmt|Carduelis carduelis|species}}, syn. {{taxlink|Fringilla carduelis|species}}).
- Any bird of the family {{taxfmt|Fringillidae|family}}, [[seed]]-eating [[passerine]] birds, native chiefly to the [[Northern Hemisphere]] and usually having a [[conical]] beak.
- Any bird of other families of similar appearance to members of family {{taxfmt|Fringillidae|family}}.
- {{lb|en|UK|slang|dated}} A [[woman]].
Verb
- To hunt for finches, to go [[finching]].
Proper noun
- {{surname|en|from=nicknames}}, from {{m|en|finch}} as a byname or for a catcher and seller of finches.
- {{place|en|comm|and former township in|twp/North Stormont|co/United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry|p/Ontario|c/Canada}}.
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