owlowl /aʊl/ ●●○ noun [countable] 
Word Origin
a bird with large eyes that hunts at night
Word OriginWORD ORIGINowl
ExamplesOrigin:
Old English uleEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- He put the owl lamp down.
- In 1991, federal judge William Dwyer banned most logging in Washington and Oregon to save those three thousand spotted owls.
- Like the great horned owl, these owls should now be getting ready to nest.
- Most owls are nocturnal, hunting at night for similar prey to the diurnal or day-hunting hawks.
- The owls are often seen outside the barn first thing in the morning, and they nip into the hay when disturbed.
- The only exception is in cases of self-defense, which seems unlikely in a confrontation with the pygmy owl.
- Whereas most people were in their beds asleep, there were a few owls who understood the pleasure of darkness.
- You might think we were being a bit over-cautious, but these were two very young and inexperienced owls we were releasing.
WORD SETS► Birds
Collocationsauk, nounbald eagle, nounbeak, nounbill, nounbird, nounbirdie, nounbird of paradise, nounbird of passage, nounbird of prey, nounbirdsong, nounblackbird, nounbluebird, nounbluejay, nounbobwhite, nounbreast, nounbuzzard, nouncackle, verbchick, nounclaw, nouncob, nouncock, nouncockerel, nouncockscomb, nouncolouring, nouncondor, nouncoo, verbcoot, nouncormorant, nouncorncrake, nouncrane, nouncrest, nouncrested, adjectivecrop, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcuckoo, nouncurlew, nouncygnet, noundickybird, noundipper, noundive, verbdodo, noundove, noundown, nounduck, nounduckling, nouneagle, nouneaglet, nounegret, nounemu, nounfeather, nounflamingo, nounfledgling, nounflight, nounfly, verbflycatcher, nounfowl, noungander, noungannet, noungizzard, noungobble, verbgobbler, noungolden eagle, noungoldfinch, noungoose, noungrebe, noungrouse, nounguillemot, nounguinea fowl, nounhackles, nounhatch, verbhawk, nounheron, nounhonk, nounhonk, verbhoot, nounhoot, verbhornbill, nounhouse martin, nounhumming bird, nounincubate, verbjackdaw, nounjay, nounkestrel, nounkingfisher, nounkite, nounkiwi, nounlark, nounlay, verblinnet, nounloon, nounlovebird, nounmacaw, nounmagpie, nounmallard, nounmarabou, nounmartin, nounmeadowlark, nounmigrant, nounmockingbird, nounmoorhen, nounmoult, verbmynah bird, nounnest, nounnest, verbnestling, nounnightingale, nounoriole, nounornithologist, nounornithology, nounosprey, nounostrich, nounowl, nounowlet, nounparakeet, nounparrot, nounpartridge, nounpeacock, nounpeafowl, nounpeahen, nounpeck, verbpeck, nounpeewit, nounpelican, nounpenguin, nounperch, nounperch, verbperegrine falcon, nounpetrel, nounpipit, nounplover, nounplumage, nounplume, verbpullet, nounquail, nounquill, nounraven, nounroadrunner, nounrobin, nounrook, nounroost, nounroost, verbrooster, nounruff, nounsandpiper, nounseabird, nounseagull, nounshag, nounsing, verbskylark, nounsnipe, nounsong, nounsongbird, nounsongster, nounsparrow, nounstarling, nounswallow, nounswan, nounswift, nounswoop, verbtalon, nounteal, nountern, nounthrush, nountit, nountoucan, nountrill, nounturkey, nounturtledove, nountwitter, verbvulture, nounwader, nounwagtail, nounwarble, verbwarbler, nounwater bird, nounwaterfowl, nounwebbed, adjectiveweb-footed, adjectivewhistle, verbwing, nounwinged, adjectivewingspan, nounwingtip, nounwishbone, nounwren, nounyellowhammer, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► great
· Elsewhere these plains are home to the great grey owl and the shy brown bear.· Like the great horned owl, these owls should now be getting ready to nest.· The three species are the snowy owl, spotted eagle owl, and the great grey owl.· Earlier last year a nesting pair of great horned owls were killed by heat from a shuttle launch.· It was a great horned owl.
► grey· Elsewhere these plains are home to the great grey owl and the shy brown bear.· The three species are the snowy owl, spotted eagle owl, and the great grey owl.
► little· I am like an owl of the wilderness, like a little owl of the waste places.· Still more extreme damage is seen in the category 4 species, little owl, kestrel and peregrine.· The sample size for the little owl is small and the variable results for this species can probably be attributed to this.· In addition, at least one little owl has been raised on reactor site.
► other· Short wings, more pointed than other owls, combine with long tail to give hawk-like silhouette.
► pygmy· Still, the press jumped on the pygmy owl angle, splashing headlines about the controversy across the top of both dailies.· In fact, Galvin sees protecting the pygmy owl and its habitat as a boon to the economy and wildlife alike.· In the meantime, however, Amphi is still stuck with the pygmy owl problem.· This could result in the plan being modified, so as not to adversely affect the pygmy owl.· Environmentalists feel saving the pygmy owl requires re-establishing flourishing desert riparian areas.· The only exception is in cases of self-defense, which seems unlikely in a confrontation with the pygmy owl.· Sprawl kills, as it turns out, and not just pygmy owls.
► snowy· The three species are the snowy owl, spotted eagle owl, and the great grey owl.· The snowy owl and tawny owl assemblages diverge most greatly from this, with fewer complete mandibles than maxillae.· In contrast to the barn owl, the snowy owl is represented by only a single pellet sample.· Category 1 again contains the barn owl and short-eared owl but joined this time by the snowy owl.· I ask if they know anything about the snowy owl.· In the end the decision is made by the snowy owl.
► spotted· The three species are the snowy owl, spotted eagle owl, and the great grey owl.· Under the terms of the Act, the land was protected because of its importance for the northern spotted owl.· Like the northern spotted owl, the tiny bird is dependent on old-growth forests.
► tawny· Wardens find him sitting in a fake oak tree beside the replica of a female tawny owl.· Other birds to benefit from the treatment include a tawny owl with an injured leg, now making a fast recovery.· The snowy owl and tawny owl assemblages diverge most greatly from this, with fewer complete mandibles than maxillae.· And it's only the tawny owl who goes tu-whit-tu-whoo.· Staring at me through the branches of a twisted thorn was a tawny owl perched on a rock ledge.· Breeding numbers of the tawny owl were at their lowest since surveying began in 1963.· No more tawny owls in the tall Scotch pines.· Around 50,000 pairs of tawny owls remain in Britain, compared to just 5,000 barn owls.
NOUN► barn· I hope to rear another barn owl like Dawn some day, from the egg to the jesses.· The king snake and the barn owl are natural predators.· After a century of population decline, only 4,000 of Britain's estimated 25,000 pairs of barn owls live in the wild.· These values contrast with correlations between the barn owl and kestrel samples of r 0.189-0.355.· In adult plumage a barn owl is beautiful and Dawn was no exception.· Also I didn't have much money, and barn owls are much cheaper than a lot of birds of prey.· Once poison has temporarily reduced rat populations to almost zero, predation by barn owls can slow the recovery.· A barn owl usually lays an egg a day or every other day until there is a clutch of four to six.
► eagle· This is a large species of eagle owl, hunting the large gerbil that lives on the short grass plains of Serengeti.· Verreaux eagle owl is also an occasional predator of small antelopes.· The three species are the snowy owl, spotted eagle owl, and the great grey owl.· The average relative abundances for these species ranges from 28.9 to 45.3, with intermediate values for the species of eagle owl.· The eagle owls are represented by three species.
► night· If you are a night owl this really is the place to come to.· But I also wondered what I was supposed to do about a lifelong way of living as a night owl.
► pellet· Also send in any records of mole remains in owl pellets or the diets of other predators.
VERB► bar· Under normal circumstances barred owls do not frequent built-up areas.· A barred owl calls down in the swamp.· A barred owl has not showed up in Central Park for decades.· Word of the Barrio barred owl spread among birders by means of an efficient and long established telephone grapevine.· But I flushed a barred owl from a red maple tree among the balsam firs.· But before we left, Jeff gave an amazingly loud and accurate rendition of the barred owl.· We heard a barred owl call, and he answered it and it answered back.
► find· I didn't venture further in to find the owls in case I bumped into a Brother.
► hear· At night I could hear owls hooting, and the stupendous palace was only three minutes walk away.· We heard a barred owl call, and he answered it and it answered back.
► horned· Saguaros in bloom, the glare of a horned owl and javelinas rooting for a bite to eat.· Like the great horned owl, these owls should now be getting ready to nest.· Earlier last year a nesting pair of great horned owls were killed by heat from a shuttle launch.· It was a great horned owl.· Great horned owls find shade in the trees there.
► spot· The spotted owl nests in the broken tops.· In 1991, federal judge William Dwyer banned most logging in Washington and Oregon to save those three thousand spotted owls.· One of the consequences has to do with the extirpation of species that the spotted owl dispute has Suggested.· According to environmental writer Gregg Easterbrook, as many as ten thousand pairs of spotted owls may live in the western states.· A total of 6. 8 million acres were set aside for another threatened bird, the northern spotted owl.
a bird with large eyes that hunts at night