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owl

/aʊl/

owl shaped

owlnoun

owls

/aʊl/

Traduzioni

сова

The owl hooted in the middle of the night.

Сова ухала посреди ночи.

Traduzioni aggiuntive

неясыть

филин

Definizioni

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.

Sinonimi

strigiform

bird of prey

hoot owl

night bird

owlverb

owled

Past Simple

owled

Past Participle

owling

Gerund

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

Definizioni

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.

Sinonimi

utter an owl-like cry

prowl (at night)

stay up late

be nocturnal

owladjective

/aʊl/

Used attributively to denote relation to owls

Definizioni

Relating to or characteristic of an owl.

The researchers recorded owl calls in the forest at dusk.

Sinonimi