Synonyms for owl
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : oul |
| Phonetic Transcription : aʊl |
Top 10 synonyms for owl Other synonyms for the word owl
- cat burglar
- cheat
- clip
- defalcator
- embezzler
- filcher
- heister
- highway robber
- highwayman
- hijacker
- holdup artist
- housebreaker
- kleptomaniac
- larcener
- larcenist
- lifter
- midnighter
- moonlighter
- owl
- picklock
- pilferer
- plunderer
- porch climber
- porch-climber
- prowler
- punk
- purloiner
- safecracker
- scrounger
- shoplifter
- sneakthief
- spider
- stealer
- stickup artist
- thief
Définition of owl
Origin :- Old English ule "owl," from Proto-Germanic *uwwalon- (cf. Middle Dutch, Dutch uil, Old High German uwila, German Eule, Old Norse ugla), a diminutive of PIE root *u(wa)l-, which is imitative of a wail or an owl's hoot (cf. Latin ulula "owl;" cf. also ululation). The bird was employed proverbially and figuratively in reference to nocturnal habits, ugliness, and appearance of gravity and wisdom (often ironic).
- As in thief : noun person who steals
- As in burglar : noun person who steals
- As in larcenist : noun stealer
- As in pilferer : noun larcenist
- As in purloiner : noun larcenist
- As in stealer : noun larcenist
- And he winked and blinked at stout Friar Tuck like an owl at the sun.
- Extract from : « The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood » by Howard Pyle
- This, with coffee, followed a good supper of boiled partridge and owl.
- Extract from : « The Long Labrador Trail » by Dillon Wallace
- It is possible that in snaring the owl we have caught the falcon.
- Extract from : « Micah Clarke » by Arthur Conan Doyle
- You ought to be dozing half the day—and instead you're as wide awake as an owl.
- Extract from : « The Harbor » by Ernest Poole
- Then the rat went away, and the owl did as the rat had instructed him.
- Extract from : « Aino Folk-Tales » by Basil Hall Chamberlain
- An owl had put by for next day the remains of something dainty which he had to eat.
- Extract from : « Aino Folk-Tales » by Basil Hall Chamberlain
- "I'd be badly in want of a bird, though, to give a groat for an owl," said Csar.
- Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
- Others being present, Billy was silent as an owl at noonday.
- Extract from : « A Forest Hearth: A Romance of Indiana in the Thirties » by Charles Major
- “You should find some shelter from the cold night,” said the owl.
- Extract from : « FreeChildrenStories.com Collection » by Daniel Errico
- He crawled away from the owl and the branch, and he rested on a pile of twigs.
- Extract from : « FreeChildrenStories.com Collection » by Daniel Errico
Antonyms for owl
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