bird of ill omen

bird of ill omen
a person who brings bad news.

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  • bird of ill omen — indication of bad tidings, portent that bad things will happen …   English contemporary dictionary

  • bird of ill omen — a person who brings bad news …   Useful english dictionary

  • Omen — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Omen >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 omen omen portent presage prognostic augury auspice Sgm: N 1 sign sign &c.(indication) 550 Sgm: N 1 harbinger harbinger &c.(precursor) 64 …   English dictionary for students

  • omen — /oh meuhn/, n. 1. anything perceived or happening that is believed to portend a good or evil event or circumstance in the future; portent. 2. a prognostic. 3. prophetic significance; presage: a bird of ill omen. v.t. 4. to be an omen of; portend …   Universalium

  • bird of death — noun a bird perceived to be an omen of death. Also, bird of ill omen, death bird …  

  • omen — /ˈoʊmən / (say ohmuhn) noun 1. anything perceived or happening that is regarded as portending good or evil or giving some indication as to the future; a prophetic sign. 2. a prognostic. 3. prophetic significance; presage: a bird of ill omen.… …  

  • Night bird — Night Night (n[imac]t), n. [OE. night, niht, AS. neaht, niht; akin to D. nacht, OS. & OHG. naht, G. nacht, Icel. n[=o]tt, Sw. natt, Dan. nat, Goth. nahts, Lith. naktis, Russ. noche, W. nos, Ir. nochd, L. nox, noctis, Gr. ny x, nykto s, Skr. nakta …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • qua-bird — Night Night (n[imac]t), n. [OE. night, niht, AS. neaht, niht; akin to D. nacht, OS. & OHG. naht, G. nacht, Icel. n[=o]tt, Sw. natt, Dan. nat, Goth. nahts, Lith. naktis, Russ. noche, W. nos, Ir. nochd, L. nox, noctis, Gr. ny x, nykto s, Skr. nakta …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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