eagle
Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
Noun 2 meanings
Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
A score of two under par for a hole.
“I got an eagle in the third hole.”
Verb 1 meaning
To score an eagle.
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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EAGLE at a glance
EAGLE has 5 letters and scores 6 points in Scrabble (E 1 + A 1 + G 2 + L 1 + E 1) and 8 in Words With Friends, before board bonuses. It ranks #5,688 by how often it appears in everyday English. It is valid in ENABLE, NWL2023, Collins/SOWPODS.
Rhymes with eagle
All rhymesOne letter away
- PAGLE8
- EAGRE6
- EASLE5
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