SAW-WHET OWL

Meaning of SAW-WHET OWL in English

/saw"hwet', -wet'/

a very small North American owl, Aegolius acadicus, having streaked, brown plumage and lacking ear tufts.

[ 1825-35, Amer.; allegedly so called because its cry was likened to the noise of a saw being whetted ]

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SAW-WHET OWL — noun Etymology: from the supposed resemblance of its cry to the sound made in filing a saw Date: 1834 a …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SAW-WHET OWL — ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷- noun also saw-whet : a very small No. American owl ( Cryptoglaux acadica ) that is largely dark brown …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAW-WHET OWL — noun Etymology: from the supposed resemblance of its cry to the sound made in filing a saw Date: 1834 : …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAW-WHET OWL — Pronunciation: ' so ̇ - ˌ hwet-, - ˌ wet- Function: noun Etymology: from the supposed resemblance of its cry …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
SAW-WHET OWL — [saw-whet owl] n [fr. the supposed resemblance of its cry to the sound made in filing a saw] (1834): a …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SAW-WHET OWL — североамериканский мохноногий сыч (Aegolius acadicus)
Новый Англо-Русский словарь по биологии
SAW-WHET OWL — североамериканский мохноногий сыч ( Aegolius acadicus )
Новый Англо-Русский биологический словарь
WHET — slifar; (appetite) stimular
English interlingue dictionary
WHET — I. transitive verb (~ted; ~ting) Etymology: Middle English ~ten, from Old English hwettan; akin to Old High German wezzen to …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
OWL — I Any of the mostly nocturnal barn and grass owls (Tytonidae), and bay owls (Phodilidae). Their virtually noiseless flight and …
Английский словарь Британика
WHET — I. ˈhwet also ˈwet; usu -ed.+V transitive verb ( whetted ; whetted ; whetting ; whets ) Etymology: Middle English …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
SAW — I. Etymology: Middle English saugh (past singular), sawen (past plural), from Old English seah (past singular), sāwon (past plural) past …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
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
WHET — (n.) That which whets or sharpens; esp., an appetizer.
Английский словарь Webster
WHET — (n.) The act of whetting.
Английский словарь Webster
WHET — (v. t.) To make sharp, keen, or eager; to excite; to stimulate; as, to whet the appetite or the courage.
Английский словарь Webster
WHET — (v. t.) To rub or on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of sharpening; to …
Английский словарь Webster
WHET — ( v. t. ) To rub or on with some substance, as a piece of stone, for the purpose of …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHET — ( v. t. ) To make sharp, keen, or eager; to excite; to stimulate; as, to whet the appetite or …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHET — ( n. ) The act of whetting.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
WHET — — whetter , n. /hwet, wet/ , v. , whetted, whetting , n. v.t. 1. to sharpen (a knife, tool, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SAW — saw 1 — sawer , n. — sawlike , adj. /saw/ , n. , v. , sawed, sawed or sawn, …
Random House Webster's Unabridged 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
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
WHET — I. ˈhwet, ˈwet transitive verb ( whet·ted ; whet·ting ) Etymology: Middle English whetten, from Old English hwettan; akin to …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SAW — I. past of see II. ˈsȯ noun Etymology: Middle English sawe, from Old English sagu; akin to Old High German …
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
WHET — noun the act of whetting. 2. whet ·noun that which whets or sharpens; ·esp., an appetizer. 3. whet ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
SAW — imp. of ·see. 2. saw ·vt dictate; command; decree. 3. saw ·impf of see. 4. saw ·vt a saying; a …
Webster English vocab
OWL — noun a variety of the domestic pigeon. 2. owl ·vi to carry wool or sheep out of england. 3. owl …
Webster English vocab
WHET — [whet] vt whet.ted ; whet.ting [ME whetten, fr. OE hwettan; akin to OHG wezzen to whet, waz sharp] (bef. 12c) …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SAW — [saw] past of see [2]saw n [ME sawe, fr. OE sagu; akin to OHG sega saw, L secare to cut] …
Merriam-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
SAW
Britannica English vocabulary
OWL — any member of the order Strigiformes, nocturnal birds of prey. According to some classifications, there are three extant families in …
Britannica English vocabulary
WHET — whet BrE AmE wet hwet ▷ whets wets hwets ▷ whetted ˈwet ɪd ˈhwet-, -əd AmE wet̬ əd ˈhwet̬- ▷ …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
OWL — owl BrE AmE aʊl ▷ owls aʊlz
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
WHET — / wet; NAmE / verb ( -tt- ) [ vn ] to increase your desire for or interest in sth …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SAW — / sɔː; NAmE / noun , verb —see also see verb ■ noun 1. (often in compounds) a tool that …
Oxford Advanced Learner's 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
WHET — whet /wet/ BrE AmE verb ( past tense and past participle whetted , present participle whetting ) [transitive] [ Language: …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SAW — I. saw 1 /sɔː $ sɒː/ BrE AmE the past tense of ↑ see II. saw 2 BrE AmE noun …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
OWL — owl /aʊl/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Language: Old English ; Origin: ule ] a bird with large eyes that …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SAW — n. & v. --n. 1 a a hand tool having a toothed blade used to cut esp. wood with a …
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 …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SAW — n. & v. n. 1 a a hand tool having a toothed blade used to cut esp. wood with a …
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 …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SAW — 1. n. & v. --n. 1. a a hand tool having a toothed blade used to cut esp. wood with …
Oxford English vocab
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
WHET — ( whets, whetting, whetted) If someone or something whets your appetite for a particular thing, they increase your desire to …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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
WHET — verb COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ NOUN appetite ▪ To whet your appetite , try the Wanaka lamb in orange sauce …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
SAW — I. COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES buzz saw circular saw cut/saw wood ▪ A local carpenter cut the wood to size. …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
OWL — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES night owl COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS ■ ADJECTIVE great ▪ Elsewhere these plains are home to …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
WHET — (INTEREST) [verb] [T] -tt- - whet someone's appetite to increase someone's interest in and desire for something, usually by giving …
Cambridge English vocab
OWL — [noun] [C] - a bird with a flat face, large eyes, a hook-shaped beak and strong curved nails, which hunts …
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
SAW — Synonyms and related words : Vandyke edge, adage, amputate, ana, analects, aphorism, apothegm, ax, axiom, backsaw, band saw, belt saw, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
WHET — A morning's draught, commonly white wine, supposed to whet or sharpen the appetite.
Slang English vocab
WHET — verb Whet is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ appetite , ↑ knife
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
OWL — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ barn , spotted , etc. ▪ stuffed ▪ wise ( often figurative ) ▪ He's a wise …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
WHET — n. 25B6; verb he whetted his knife on a stone : SHARPEN, hone, strop, grind, file. something to whet your …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SAW — n. 25B6; noun SAYING, maxim, proverb, aphorism, axiom, adage, apophthegm, epigram, gnome. Saws bandsaw hole saw bench saw jigsaw bowsaw …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary

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