armature vs birdie

armature

noun
  • The moving part in an electromechanical device like a loudspeaker or a buzzer. 

  • A supporting framework in a sculpture. 

  • The rotating part of an electric motor or dynamo, which mostly consists of coils of wire around a metal core. 

  • A protective organ, structure, or covering of an animal or plant, for defense or offense, like claws, teeth, thorns, or the shell of a turtle. 

  • The frame of a pair of glasses. 

  • A kinematic chain (a system of bones or rigid bodies connected by joints) that is used to pose and deform models, often character models. 

  • A piece of soft steel or iron that connects the poles of a magnet, to preserve its strength by forming a circuit. 

  • Armor, or a suit of armor. 

  • Any apparatus for defence. 

verb
  • To provide with an armature (any sense). 

birdie

noun
  • An electromagnetic signal generated from within an electronic device. 

  • A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle finger. 

  • A shuttlecock. 

  • A man's penis. 

  • A (little) bird; a birdling; a child's term for a bird. 

  • The completion of a hole one stroke below par. 

  • Aw, that's a cute little birdie. Is it a budgie? 

  • A certain rude gesture in some countries, formed with the middle and index fingers. 

verb
  • To score a birdie at (a hole). 

  • To score a birdie. 

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