Definition of owl

"owl" in the noun sense

1. owl, bird of Minerva, bird of night, hooter

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

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Quotations for owl

The gravest fish is an oyster,
The gravest bird's an owl,
The gravest beast's an ass,
And the gravest man's a fool. [ Proverb ]

The owl thinks all her young ones beauties. [ Proverb ]

The poor wren,
The most diminutive of birds, will fight,
Her young ones in her nest, against the owl. [ William Shakespeare, Macbeth ]

An ass is the gravest beast, an owl the gravest bird. [ Proverb ]

The ignorant hath an eagle's wings and an owl's eyes. [ English Proverb, collected by George Herbert ]

The owl is not accounted the wiser, for living retiredly. [ Proverb ]

He's in great want of a bird that will give a groat for an owl. [ Proverb ]

owl in Scrabble®

The word owl is playable in Scrabble®, no blanks required.

Scrabble® Letter Score: 6

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The 37 Highest Scoring Scrabble® Plays For Words Using The Letters In owl

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owl in Words With Friends™

The word owl is playable in Words With Friends™, no blanks required.

Words With Friends™ Letter Score: 7

Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays In The Letters owl:

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The 39 Highest Scoring Words With Friends™ Plays Using The Letters In owl

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Words containing the sequence owl

Words with owl in them (212 words)

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Shorter words in owl

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