- owl
n. owls hoot
* * *[aʊl]owlshoot
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OWL — OWL, bird belonging to the family Strigidae. Because of the strange appearance of species of the owl, some of their conspecies were called kippuf, that is, resembling a kof ( ape ). It was also said that their eyes are directed forward like those … Encyclopedia of Judaism
OWL-S — is an ontology built on top of Web Ontology Language (OWL) by the DARPA DAML program. It replaces the former DAML S ontology. OWL S is an ontology, within the OWL based framework of the Semantic Web, for describing Semantic Web Services. It will… … Wikipedia
Owl — (oul), n. [AS. [=u]le; akin to D. uil, OHG. [=u]wila, G. eule, Icel. ugla, Sw. ugla, Dan. ugle.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) Any species of raptorial birds of the family {Strigid[ae]}. They have large eyes and ears, and a conspicuous circle of… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
OWL/TV — OWL TV redirects here. For the student run television station of Florida Atlantic University, see OWL TV (Florida Atlantic University). OWL/TV is a children s educational television series that aired on the CBC, and then later on CTV, from 1985… … Wikipedia
owl — owl; owl·ery; owl·et; owl·ing; owl·ish; owl·ish·ly; owl·ish·ness; … English syllables
OWL-DL — (sigle pour Ontology Web Language Description Logics)[1] est une version décidable du langage informatique OWL. Ce langage correspond à la logique de descriptions [2]. Notes et références … Wikipédia en Français
owl — (n.) O.E. ule, from P.Gmc. *uwwalon (Cf. Du. uil, O.H.G. uwila, Ger. Eule, O.N. ugla), a dim. of root *uwwa, which is imitative of an owl s hoot (Cf. L. ulula owl; Cf. also ULULATION (Cf. ululation)). The bird was employed proverbially and… … Etymology dictionary
Owl — Owl, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Owled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Owling}.] 1. To pry about; to prowl. [Prov. Eng.] [1913 Webster] 2. To carry wool or sheep out of England. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Note: This was formerly illegal, and was done chiefly by night.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
OWL — es el acrónimo del inglés Web Ontology Language, un lenguaje de marcado para publicar y compartir datos usando ontologías en Internet. OWL es una extensión del vocabulario de RDF (Resource Description Framework) y es una derivación de los… … Enciclopedia Universal
owl — [oul] n. [ME owle < OE ule, akin to Ger eule < IE echoic base * ul > L ulula, owl, ululare, to howl] any of a worldwide order (Strigiformes) of predatory night birds distinguished by a large, flat face, eyes surrounded by stiff feathered … English World dictionary
owl|et — «OW liht», noun. 1. a young owldefn>a small owl … Useful english dictionary
