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Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples
Pronunciation: US /bɜːrtʃ/ · UK /bɜːtʃ/
birch means: A tree or bush with thin, often pale bark that comes off in layers.
noun
A tree or bush with thin, often pale bark that comes off in layers.
- A birch grows beside the lake.
- The birches have pale bark.
- She planted a young birch in the garden.
A stick or bundle of thin branches used to hit someone as a punishment.
- The guard carried a birch.
- Prisoners feared punishment with the birch.
- The museum displays birches once used in schools.
A small, light boat made using tree bark.
- They crossed the lake in a birch.
- He carried his birch to the river.
- Two birches rested on the shore.
verb
To punish someone by hitting them with a stick or bundle of thin branches.
- The guards threatened to birch him.
- Boys were once birched for breaking school rules.
- The court ordered that the prisoner be birched.
Questions about birch
What does birch mean?
A tree or bush with thin, often pale bark that comes off in layers.
What is birch in other languages?
Türkçe: huş · Español: abedul · Français: bouleau · Deutsch: Birke · Italiano: betulla · 日本語: カバノキ
How do you pronounce birch?
In American English /bɜːrtʃ/; in British English /bɜːtʃ/.
How do you use birch in a sentence?
A birch grows beside the lake. The birches have pale bark.
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