NIGHT OWL

Meaning of NIGHT OWL in English

n. phr. One who sleeps during the day and stays up or works during the night. Tom hardly ever sleeps at night; he prefers to work by lamp light and has become a regular night owl.

Compare: GRAVEYARD SHIFT.

American idioms English vocabulary. Английский словарь американских идиом. 2012

NIGHT OWL — noun Date: circa 1846 a person who keeps late hours at night
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
NIGHT OWL — noun : a person who keeps late hours at night : nighthawk
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NIGHT OWL — Informal. a person who often stays up late at night; nighthawk. [ 1585-95 ]
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NIGHT OWL — owl that comes out after dark; person who works at night; person who likes to stay up late
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NIGHT OWL — Date: circa 1846 : a person who keeps late hours at night
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
NIGHT OWL — Function: noun Date: circa 1846 : a person who keeps late hours at night
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
NIGHT OWL — ■ noun informal a person who is habitually active or wakeful at night.
Concise Oxford English vocab
NIGHT OWL — [night owl] n (ca. 1846): a person who keeps late hours at night
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NIGHT OWL — noun ( informal ) a person who enjoys staying up late at night
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NIGHT OWL — ˈnight owl BrE AmE noun [countable] informal someone who enjoys staying awake all night
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NIGHT OWL — ( night owls) A night owl is someone who regularly stays up late at night, or who prefers to work …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NIGHT OWL — (~s) A ~ is someone who regularly stays up late at night, or who prefers to work at night. (INFORMAL) …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
NIGHT OWL — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ But I also wondered what I was supposed to do about a lifelong way of …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NIGHT OWL — {n. phr.} One who sleeps during the day and stays up or works during the night. * /Tom hardly ever …
Slang English vocab
NIGHT OWL — See ↑ SLEEP 13
Longman Activator English vocab
NIGHT OWL — {n. phr.} One who sleeps during the day and stays up or works during the night. * /Tom hardly ever …
Словарь английских идиом
NIGHT OWL — (военное) ночник, летчик ночного бомбардировщика или истребителя (разговорное) полуночник
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
NIGHT OWL — 1. = nighthawk 1 2. воен. шутл. ночник, лётчик ночного бомбардировщика или истребителя 3. разг. полуночник
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
NIGHT OWL — 1) полуночник, сова 2) разг. полуночник, ночной гуляка
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
NIGHT OWL — 1. = nighthawk 1 2. воен. шутл. ночник, лётчик ночного бомбардировщика или истребителя 3. разг. полуночник
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
NIGHT OWL — 1. = nighthawk 1 2. воен. шутл. ночник, лётчик ночного бомбардировщика или истребителя 3. разг. полуночник
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
NIGHT OWL — 1) полуночник, сова 2) разг. полуночник, ночной гуляка
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
NIGHT OWL — 1) полуночник, сова 2) разг. полуночник, ночной гуляка
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
NIGHT OWL — (военное) ночник, летчик ночного бомбардировщика или истребителя (разговорное) полуночник
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
OWL — I Any of the mostly nocturnal barn and grass owls (Tytonidae), and bay owls (Phodilidae). Their virtually noiseless flight and …
Английский словарь Британика
NIGHT — [c mediumvioletred] (as used in expressions) Crystal Night Night of the Long Knives Walpurgis Night {{link=Gerard of the Night Scenes">Gerard …
Английский словарь Британика
OWL — I. ˈau̇l, esp before pause or consonant ˈau̇əl noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English owle, from Old English ūle; …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
NIGHT — I. ˈnīt, usu -īd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English night, niht, from Old English niht, næht, neaht; akin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
OWL — — owllike , adj. /owl/ , n. 1. any of numerous, chiefly nocturnal birds of prey, of the order Strigiformes, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
NIGHT — — nightless , adj. — nightlessly , adv. — nightlike , adj. /nuyt/ , n. 1. the period of darkness …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
OWL — n. predatory (chiefly nocturnal) bird that has a large broad head with large eyes that face forward and are surrounded …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
NIGHT — I. ˈnīt noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English niht; akin to Old High German naht night, Latin noct-, nox, …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OWL — noun Etymology: Middle English owle, from Old English ūle; akin to Old High German uwila owl Date: before 12th century …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
OWL — noun a variety of the domestic pigeon. 2. owl ·vi to carry wool or sheep out of england. 3. owl …
Webster English vocab
NIGHT — noun darkness; obscurity; concealment. 2. night ·noun the period after the close of life; death. 3. night ·noun intellectual and …
Webster English vocab
OWL — [owl] n [ME owle, fr. OE ule; akin to OHG uwila owl] (bef. 12c): any of an order (Strigiformes) of …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
NIGHT — [night] n [ME, fr. OE niht; akin to OHG naht night, L noct-, nox, Gk nykt-, nyx] (bef. 12c) 1: …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
OWL — any member of the order Strigiformes, nocturnal birds of prey. According to some classifications, there are three extant families in …
Britannica English vocabulary
OWL — owl BrE AmE aʊl ▷ owls aʊlz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
NIGHT — night BrE AmE naɪt ▷ nights naɪts ▶ ˈ night ˌ blindness, ˌ• ˈ•• BrE AmE ▶ ˈ night owl …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OWL — / aʊl; NAmE / noun a bird of prey (= a bird that kills other creatures for food) with large …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NIGHT — / naɪt; NAmE / noun [ U , C ] 1. the time between one day and the next when …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OWL — owl /aʊl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ule ] a bird with large eyes that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
NIGHT
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OWL — n. 1 any nocturnal bird of prey of the order Strigiformes, with large eyes and a hooked beak, including barn …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
NIGHT — n. 1 the period of darkness between one day and the next; the time from sunset to sunrise. 2 nightfall …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
OWL — n. 1 any nocturnal bird of prey of the order Strigiformes, with large eyes and a hooked beak, including barn …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
NIGHT — n. 1 the period of darkness between one day and the next; the time from sunset to sunrise. 2 nightfall …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
OWL — n.1 any nocturnal bird of prey of the order Strigiformes, with large eyes and a hooked beak, including barn owls, …
Oxford English vocab
NIGHT — n.1 the period of darkness between one day and the next; the time from sunset to sunrise. 2 nightfall (shall …
Oxford English vocab
OWL — ( owls) An owl is a bird with a flat face, large eyes, and a small sharp beak. Most owls …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
NIGHT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
OWL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES night owl COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE great ▪ Elsewhere these plains are home to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
NIGHT — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES 4 nights/3 weeks etc in a row ▪ She’s been out four nights in a …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OWL — [noun] [C] - a bird with a flat face, large eyes, a hook-shaped beak and strong curved nails, which hunts …
Cambridge English vocab
NIGHT — (DARK PERIOD) [noun] - the part of every 24 hour period when it is dark because there is very little …
Cambridge English vocab
OWL — n. barn owl great horned owl horned owl screech owl snowy owl
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
OWL — n. Any of the mostly nocturnal birds of prey in the order Strigiformes: typical owls (family Strigidae), barn and grass …
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NIGHT — n. Night of Broken Glass Crystal Night Night of the Long Knives Walpurgis Night Gerard of the Night Scenes
Britannica Concise Encyclopedia
NIGHT
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
NIGHT — n. fly by night night and day night spot
Collegiate Thesaurus English vocab
OWL — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ barn , spotted , etc. ▪ stuffed ▪ wise ( often figurative ) ▪ He's a wise …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NIGHT — noun 1 when it is dark and most people sleep ADJECTIVE ▪ last , tomorrow ▪ the next , the …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
NIGHT — • ↑ all day/night/summer etc long • ↑ all day/night/year/week • ↑ by day/by night • ↑ day and night/night …
Longman Activator English vocab

American Idioms English vocabulary

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