Used in a Sentence

finch

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for finch.

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Quick take

Any bird of other families of similar appearance to members of family Fringillidae.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of finch gathered in one view.

noun

Any bird of other families of similar appearance to members of family Fringillidae.

noun

Any Eurasian goldfinch (of species Carduelis carduelis, syn. Fringilla carduelis).

verb

To hunt for finches, to go finching.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for finch.

noun

Any bird of other families of similar appearance to members of family Fringillidae.

noun

Any Eurasian goldfinch (of species Carduelis carduelis, syn. Fringilla carduelis).

verb

To hunt for finches, to go finching.

noun

A community and former township in North Stormont, United Counties of Stormont, Dundas and Glengarry, Ontario, Canada.

Example sentences

1

Anyone has feedback on Finch or an opinion on Finch vs Wren?

2

But no, what they're really doing is tweaking the shape of a beak thinking it'll make a better finch.

3

This is from the linked website, in the Q & A page: Wren is a replacement for Finch to me.

4

Sherlock Holmes and Bilbo Baggins, Mickey Mouse and The Terminator, Atticus Finch and Charlie Bucket, every one is a cultural idea.

5

Actual answer: Finch on RPi via SSH, back to email/phone for those who couldn't be added to the Dukgo contact list.

6

A shark isn't better than a finch because it is more stable on the evolutionary timescale, it is well-adapted to a stable niche.

7

We can do better than Yet Another Finch that is Slightly More Yellow.

8

At the moment I've got Finch set up on the Raspberry Pi (running on tmux), to be connected to whenever/from wherever.

9

Wren appear very cool but I think Finch is more my cup of tea.

10

Wren's predecessor Finch supported them.

11

I gave it a new name mainly so that I can keep Finch around in case other people want to take it and do something with it.

12

And here I figured Finch was command-line pidgin.

Quote examples

1

Like Steven Finch said, "Most people im sure would probably agree that Apple’s iTunes software isnt a lightweight application.

2

Not quite a "mutation" in the sense of a new species of Finch, but more in the vein of a parasite.

3

Finch used to say, “only the paranoid survive”.

4

I never liked fighting other people, prefering instead co-operation and group activities like bush hiking (tramping) and camping, but I've since learnt that a more appropriate line instead of Harold Finch's is one by Leon Tolstoy: " You may not be interested in war, but war is interested in you ".

Proper noun examples

1

Finch and the other mentioned services here do, so it's a bit like comparing apples to oranges.

2

There's quite a few yellow birds, but perhaps it was an American Gold Finch[1]?

3

You realize there are only 3 big ones (Moody's, S&P, Finch) and that they have very strong ties to some governments, right?

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use finch in a sentence?

Anyone has feedback on Finch or an opinion on Finch vs Wren?

What does finch mean?

Any bird of other families of similar appearance to members of family Fringillidae.

What part of speech is finch?

finch is commonly used as noun, verb.