English to afrikaans meaning of

As 'n selfstandige naamwoord het "uil" verskeie woordeboekbetekenisse:Enige van talle roofvoëls van die orde Strigiformes, met 'n groot kop met oë vorentoe gerig, 'n haak snawel, en gewoonlik 'n harde, toeter-kreet.'n Persoon wat as wys beskou word, veral een wat 'n geleerde of 'n akademikus is. (Brits informeel) 'n persoon wat gewoonlik laat in die nag wakker bly.(rekenaar) 'n Akroniem vir Object Windows Library, 'n sagtewarebiblioteek wat in Microsoft gebruik word Windows-programmering.(slang) 'n Vrou, veral 'n ouer een, wat as onaantreklik of onmodies beskou word. Die betekenis van "uil" kan verskil na gelang van die konteks waarin dit gebruik word.

Synonyms

  1. bird of minerva
  2. bird of night
  3. hooter

Sentence Examples

  1. Then the owl scratched under his wing with his beak, and ruffled his feathers.
  2. As he suppressed a sigh, an owl swooped in a low arc over their heads and up into an oak tree to land high above Tarkyn.
  3. When he was an hour away from the campsite, he returned to the forest floor and sat with his back against a tree while he sent out his mind to find the tawny owl he knew.
  4. He pictured the occasion under the pine when he had first met the owl, then sent a request for it to make contact.
  5. Just before I fully digest what lies at the end of the corridor, we turn right into the massage rooms where soft lute music and lavender scents greet me at the door and a painting of a sublime owl above a waterfall hangs at the rear.
  6. That creepy owl still stares at me from its perch above the water.
  7. Just then, a large tawny owl took off from the trees in that area and swooped down over him before heading off across the river to hunt.
  8. Although not unheard of, an owl flying through the firelight was enough to cause a ripple of comment through the woodfolk.
  9. Above him, the owl ruffled his feathers and settled down.
  10. He had reached out carefully and, after searching specifically for the male tawny owl, had made contact.