owl meaning

Definition of owl

1. nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes

   Synonyms: bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter

   Type of: bird of prey

   Kinds: owlet, little owl, horned owl, great grey owl, tawny owl, barred owl, screech owl, scops owl, spotted owl, hoot owl, hawk owl, long-eared owl

   Related forms: owlet

owl in a sentence

• An owl sleeps by day and hunts by night.
• The owl can see in the dark.
• The owl kills her young, and afterwards she cries about it.
• The squirrel gets into the tree to hide from the hungry owl.
• The owl is slow on foot.

How to pronounce owl

owl is pronounced /aʊl/ in British English and /aʊl/ in American English. It has 1 syllable.

Words that rhyme with owl

• foul