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owl

/aʊl/

owl shaped

Übersetzungen

owlsubstantiv

owls

Pl.

/aʊl/

сова

The owl hooted in the middle of the night.

Сова ухала посреди ночи.

Zusätzliche Übersetzungen

неясыть

филин

Synonyme

strigiform

bird of prey

hoot owl

night bird

owlverb

owled

Präteritum

owled

Partizip Perfekt

owling

Gerundium

Archaic/rare verb forms: to smuggle wool; to act like an owl

Synonyme

utter an owl-like cry

prowl (at night)

stay up late

be nocturnal

owladjektiv

/aʊl/

Used attributively to denote relation to owls

Synonyme

Definitionen

owlsubstantiv

A nocturnal bird of prey with large forward-facing eyes surrounded by facial disks, a hooked beak, and typically a loud call.

The owl perched silently on the branch, its eyes scanning the forest floor for movement.

A person who is active or alert late at night.

Being a night owl, she often stayed up until the early hours working on her projects.

A person or thing regarded as wise, especially because the owl is traditionally a symbol of wisdom.

The university chose an owl as its mascot to represent knowledge and learning.

owlverb

Archaic. To smuggle wool or sheep out of England illegally, especially at night.

The band of thieves planned to owl several sacks of wool across the channel.

Rare. To behave like an owl, especially by hooting.

On summer nights the boys would owl in the woods to scare each other.

owladjektiv

Relating to or characteristic of an owl.

The researchers recorded owl calls in the forest at dusk.