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Meaning of "night owl" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF NIGHT OWL

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF NIGHT OWL

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Night owl is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES NIGHT OWL MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Night Owl

Night Owl may refer to: ▪ An owl ▪ Night owl refers to a person who is most active or creative during the night ▪ Night Owl, a 1993 film ▪ "Night Owl", a Bangkok Post newspaper column by Bernard Trink ▪ Night Owl, an album by Gerry Rafferty ▪ Qubo Night Owl, a block part of Qubo ▪ Night Owl, a hit song by Gerry Rafferty ▪ Night Owl, a song recorded by James Taylor, Carly Simon and others ▪ Nite Owl, a name used by two characters in the comic book series Watchmen ▪ Night Owl, the name of the two characters in the 1989 Sam Hamm film draft script ▪ Night Owl, the name of the two characters in the 2003 David Hayter film draft script ▪ The Night Owl, a Gregg Karukas album ▪ NightOwl Convenience Stores, a franchise of convenience stores operating in eastern Australia ▪ Keyfax Nite-Owl was a service that provided news, weather, sports, and entertainment information on WFLD Channel 32 in Chicago Night Owls can refer to: ▪ "The...

Definition of night owl in the English dictionary

The definition of night owl in the dictionary is a person who is or prefers to be up and about late at night.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE NIGHT OWL

night and day
night blindness
night dancer
night editor
night fighter
night heron
night latch
night letter
night nurse
night out
night porter
night raven
night robe
night safe
night school
night shelter
night shift
night sights
night sky
night soil

WORDS THAT END LIKE NIGHT OWL

barn owl
brown owl
church owl
eagle owl
hawk owl
hoot owl
horned owl
little owl
long-eared owl
screech owl
short-eared owl
snowy owl
tawny owl
white owl
wood owl

Synonyms and antonyms of night owl in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «night owl» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF NIGHT OWL

Find out the translation of night owl to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of night owl from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «night owl» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

夜猫子
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

noctámbulo
570 millions of speakers

English

night owl
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रात उल्लू
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بومة الليل
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

сова
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

coruja de noite
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

রাতের পেঁচা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

oiseau de nuit
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

burung hantu malam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Nachteule
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

夜更かしをする人
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

올빼미
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Owl wengi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đêm cú
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கோட்டான்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

रात्री घाणेरडा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

gecekuşu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

nottambulo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

sowa noc
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сова
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

noapte bufniță
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ξενύχτης
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

naguil
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

nattuggla
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

natt ugle
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of night owl

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «NIGHT OWL»

The term «night owl» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.625 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «NIGHT OWL» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «night owl» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «night owl» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about night owl

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5 QUOTES WITH «NIGHT OWL»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word night owl.
1
Christina Aguilera
I'm a bit of a night owl because that's when I feel the most creative and alive.
2
Marion Barry
First, it was not a strip bar, it was an erotic club. And second, what can I say? I'm a night owl.
3
Josh Fox
I'm a night owl, and luckily my profession supports that. The best ideas come to me in the dead of night.
4
Sharon Kay Penman
I do not set specific work hours as some writers do. I generally stay with a chapter until I am satisfied, do very little rewriting, and if a scene is going well, I've been known to keep night owl hours.
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Alanna Ubach
I'm a night owl.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «NIGHT OWL»

Discover the use of night owl in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to night owl and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Good Night, Owl!
Owl tried to sleep, but it was impossible. Pat Hutchins has written a bedtime story with a switch; a surprise ending that will send the youngest child off to sleep laughing.
Pat Hutchins, 2012
2
Nia the Night Owl Fairy
When Jack Frost's goblins steal the night fairies' special bags of magic dust and the forest creatures do not know when to sleep, Kirsty and Rachel must help Nia the Night Owl Fairy set things right again.
Daisy Meadows, 2011
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Night Owl
Opa, the first owl, visits the moon and learns many wonderful secrets, but when he tries to tell his friends back on Earth about them, all he can say is "hoo." Includes facts about owls.
Anders Hanson, 2010
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Night Fairies #5: Nia the Night Owl Fairy: A Rainbow Magic Book
The Night Fairies' magic is missing --- and now Fairyland is in the dark!
Daisy Meadows, 2013
5
Night Owl and the Rooster: A Haitian Legend
In order to have light, Kwian and the other children throw another villager, the lazy Kattenttu, into the sky where he becomes the sun.
Charles Reasoner, 1995
6
Good Night, Owl
Simple text invites the reader to look under lift-up flaps to find various creatures as they go to sleep at night in the forest. On board pages.
‎2011
7
Onstage & backstage: at the Night Owl Theater
Describes the work done by various people--the director, stage manager, set designer, actors, and others--involved in putting on the play, "Cinderella."
Ann Hayes, Karmen Thompson, 1997
8
Night owl Loonette
Loonette the clown just does not want to go to sleep, even though she is having a party the next day.
Gavin Jackson, Richard Max Kolding, 1997
9
Gail the Snail: Night Owl
Gail the Snail "Night Owl" In this story you will follow Gail through a night time adventure and she will keep you guessing!
Golden Gram, 2008
10
Rainbow Magic: The Twilight Fairies: 96: Yasmin the Night ...
Yasmin the Night Owl Fairy has lost her magical sleep dust - which means nobody knows when to be asleep or when to be awake! Can Kirsty and Rachel catch the thieves before they become too sleepy...?
Daisy Meadows, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «NIGHT OWL»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term night owl is used in the context of the following news items.
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Should dad be exempt from night feedings because he works?
He is a night owl and does 8pm-12am with bottles of pumped breastmilk. I sleep during this time. Then, I take over. The best advice we were ... «BabyCenter, Jul 15»
2
Why You Shouldn't Force Yourself To Be A Morning Person
In middle school, in high school, in college, he was a night owl: he just didn't get tired until the wee hours, and preferred to rise late as well. «Fast Company, Jul 15»
3
Yes, I Have 5 Kids. No, I'm Not Neglecting Any of Them.
Jenny Evans is a writer, a perfectionist, a night owl and a Mormon mom of five who makes jokes at her own expense and blogs about her ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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Caloundra hit and run victim critical in Brisbane hospital
A staff member at the Night Owl this morning said one of his colleagues had just closed the shop at midnight when the incident occurred. «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Jul 15»
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2 King County deputies could be fired for dishonesty
Kirkpatrick, who worked the night owl shift, had problems with homeless people on his bus and believed the sheriff's deputies were not doing ... «KING5.com, Jul 15»
6
Wayne and Wanda: She's moving in, so it's time to move on
Is he an early bird or night owl? Messy or neat? Is he functional before coffee or one of those annoying up-and-at-'em types? There are other ... «Alaska Dispatch News, Jul 15»
7
Calgary Stampeders Juwan Simpson tackles family, relaxation off …
Early bird or night owl? Early bird. 10. Beer or wine? Beer, but liquor's quicker. 11. If you never became a football player, what would you have ... «MetroNews Canada, Jul 15»
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Pixels Is What Happens When a Great Concept Is Given to Sony and …
Peter DiDonatoA night owl that writes what comes to mind. You can follow me on Twitter at @didonatope or visit my blog at cinemaowl.net. «moviepilot.com, Jul 15»
9
10 Questions for… Kate Wise
It can sometime be tough to be a night owl when most everyone else in your life starts their days at 8 a.m.. 9. What are you drinking these days? «Stowe Today, Jul 15»
10
First Coast Happenings
“Sandlot,” as part of the Community First Night Owl Cinema Series, 8 p.m., St. Augustine Amphitheatre, 1340 Florida A1A S. Free. «Florida Times-Union, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Night owl [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/night-owl>. Apr 2024 ».
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