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eagle

//ˈiːɡəl//

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

Note for eagle

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Forms

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

Plural
eagles

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

present (v1)
eagle
past (v2)
eagled
past participle (v3)
eagled
present participle
eagling
3rd person singular
eagles

Definitions

Noun

A word that identifies a person, place, thing, or idea.

  1. 1.Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.

  2. 2.A score of two under par for a hole.

    • I got an eagle in the third hole.

  3. 3.An Eagle Scout.

  4. 4.An advancement to the Eagle Scout rank.

    • When will Roderick get his Eagle?

Verb

A word that expresses an action, state, or occurrence.

  1. 1.To score an eagle.

Frequency

Overall

Uncommon· #3445

By learning goal

Everyday conversation
Rare
General reading & writing
Uncommon
Academic
Rare
Literature
Rare

Etymology

From Middle English egle, from Anglo-Norman egle, from Old French aigle, from Latin aquila.

Displaced native Middle English ern, earn, arn, from Old English earn (“eagle”).

More at erne.

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