eagle1 nouneagle2 verb
eagleea‧gle1 /ˈiːɡəl/ ●●○ noun [countable] 
Word OriginWORD ORIGINeagle
ExamplesOrigin:
1300-1400 Old French aigle, from Latin aquilaEXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
word sets- Golden eagles, see above, would alone be advised to land elsewhere.
- Her smart blue blazer sported a golden eagle surrounded by words he had never seen before.
- Mr Wolski was among the group of keepers who first saw the escaped golden eagle.
- They come in the shape of a bear, an eagle and the head of a bison.
- They do not feed the young, they do not protect them from eagles, they do not even teach them much.
- Yeah, and you can still see a bald eagle at the Desert Museum.
WORD SETS► Birds
Collocationsauk, nounbald eagle, nounbeak, nounbill, nounbird, nounbirdie, nounbird of paradise, nounbird of passage, nounbird of prey, nounbirdsong, nounblackbird, nounbluebird, nounbluejay, nounbobwhite, nounbreast, nounbuzzard, nouncackle, verbchick, nounclaw, nouncob, nouncock, nouncockerel, nouncockscomb, nouncolouring, nouncondor, nouncoo, verbcoot, nouncormorant, nouncorncrake, nouncrane, nouncrest, nouncrested, adjectivecrop, nouncrow, nouncrow, verbcuckoo, nouncurlew, nouncygnet, noundickybird, noundipper, noundive, verbdodo, noundove, noundown, nounduck, nounduckling, nouneagle, nouneaglet, nounegret, nounemu, nounfeather, nounflamingo, nounfledgling, nounflight, nounfly, verbflycatcher, nounfowl, noungander, noungannet, noungizzard, noungobble, verbgobbler, noungolden eagle, noungoldfinch, noungoose, noungrebe, noungrouse, nounguillemot, nounguinea fowl, nounhackles, nounhatch, verbhawk, nounheron, nounhonk, nounhonk, verbhoot, nounhoot, verbhornbill, nounhouse martin, nounhumming bird, nounincubate, verbjackdaw, nounjay, nounkestrel, nounkingfisher, nounkite, nounkiwi, nounlark, nounlay, verblinnet, nounloon, nounlovebird, nounmacaw, nounmagpie, nounmallard, nounmarabou, nounmartin, nounmeadowlark, nounmigrant, nounmockingbird, nounmoorhen, nounmoult, verbmynah bird, nounnest, nounnest, verbnestling, nounnightingale, nounoriole, nounornithologist, nounornithology, nounosprey, nounostrich, nounowl, nounowlet, nounparakeet, nounparrot, nounpartridge, nounpeacock, nounpeafowl, nounpeahen, nounpeck, verbpeck, nounpeewit, nounpelican, nounpenguin, nounperch, nounperch, verbperegrine falcon, nounpetrel, nounpipit, nounplover, nounplumage, nounplume, verbpullet, nounquail, nounquill, nounraven, nounroadrunner, nounrobin, nounrook, nounroost, nounroost, verbrooster, nounruff, nounsandpiper, nounseabird, nounseagull, nounshag, nounsing, verbskylark, nounsnipe, nounsong, nounsongbird, nounsongster, nounsparrow, nounstarling, nounswallow, nounswan, nounswift, nounswoop, verbtalon, nounteal, nountern, nounthrush, nountit, nountoucan, nountrill, nounturkey, nounturtledove, nountwitter, verbvulture, nounwader, nounwagtail, nounwarble, verbwarbler, nounwater bird, nounwaterfowl, nounwebbed, adjectiveweb-footed, adjectivewhistle, verbwing, nounwinged, adjectivewingspan, nounwingtip, nounwishbone, nounwren, nounyellowhammer, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest
Phrases· an abandoned bird's nest
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► bald· Young kids are sometimes seized by bald eagles.· The San Francisco Zoo has the largest and most successful captive breeding program for bald eagles in the nation, Aikin said.· Its carcass is eaten by a bald eagle, whose gut becomes lined with oil.· These include the grizzly bear, cougar, wolverine, wolf, coyote, and bald and golden eagles.· Moose and bear prints dotted the sand bars and bald eagles glared down at us from river-side perches.· Here on another great pine we saw the nest of a bald eagle.
► golden· Her smart blue blazer sported a golden eagle surrounded by words he had never seen before.· It is framed by gentle hills that look down on oak groves that abound with deer, bobcats and golden eagles.· This one was definitely a golden eagle and in good condition.· I saw a golden eagle the size of a building ornament sitting in a field doing nothing.· But the main purpose of our trip to Arran was to see the golden eagle.· Black said Diana was the only golden eagle used in a bird show in Southern California.· But she would never fly again, I don't suppose, and anyway we're short of a golden eagle.· Falcons, buzzards and golden eagles are sometimes observed but these are occasional visitors.
► imperial· An imperial eagle lectern carved in jet supported upon its open black wings a huge, chained copy of the Codex Astartes.· The wording of the telegram was badly misspelt and like some local banknotes was stamped with the Imperial eagle.
NOUN► eye· For once, Beatrice's eagle eye failed to detect the tenderness in Timothy whenever he spoke to Topaz.· Now Glover himself was as female as the next man, keeping an eagle eye on boys.· Count Trepolov also was keeping an eagle eye alternately on Lord Westbourne and his lady, not on savouries.· Its pages were scanned with eagle eyes.· I gave Leslie Brown her list back and wandered around under her eagle eye looking at the horses.· Under Leonore's eagle eye he had examined the suddenly produced delivery note and made only a cursory inspection of the truck.· He would have to keep an eagle eye out for Freddie though.
► feather· Capitol; a woman who illegally gave an eagle feather to Sen.
► owl· This is a large species of eagle owl, hunting the large gerbil that lives on the short grass plains of Serengeti.· Verreaux eagle owl is also an occasional predator of small antelopes.· The three species are the snowy owl, spotted eagle owl, and the great grey owl.· The average relative abundances for these species ranges from 28.9 to 45.3, with intermediate values for the species of eagle owl.· The eagle owls are represented by three species.
► putt· He also had an eagle putt from six feet.· Lehman missed both, leaving his long eagle putt well short, then sliding barely right on the birdie attempt.
► sea· It is these that attract the star performer of Gol-Oya: the white-bellied sea eagle.· Whatever the truth of this matter, there was a deep-seated antipathy to the sea eagle throughout its range.· In Orkney anyone killing a sea eagle earned a hen from every household in the community.· Fishermen, cormorants and sea eagles were not slow to discover this fact.· In the Western Isles, the white-tailed sea eagle increased its numbers by five.· They include cranes, storks, fish hawks and white-tailed sea eagles.
PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► eagle eye
1- Count Trepolov also was keeping an eagle eye alternately on Lord Westbourne and his lady, not on savouries.
- For once, Beatrice's eagle eye failed to detect the tenderness in Timothy whenever he spoke to Topaz.
- He would have to keep an eagle eye out for Freddie though.
- I gave Leslie Brown her list back and wandered around under her eagle eye looking at the horses.
- Its pages were scanned with eagle eyes.
- Now Glover himself was as female as the next man, keeping an eagle eye on boys.
- Under Leonore's eagle eye he had examined the suddenly produced delivery note and made only a cursory inspection of the truck.
a very large strong bird with a beak like a hook that eats small animals, birds etc2two strokes less than par (=the usual number of strokes for a hole) in a game of golf3eagle eye used to say that someone is watching carefully or is likely to notice something: 
They carried on working, under the eagle eye of the owner.eagle1 nouneagle2 verb
eagleeagle2 verb [transitive] Verb TableVERB TABLE
eagle
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | eagle |
| he, she, it | eagles | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | eagled |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have eagled |
| he, she, it | has eagled | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had eagled |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will eagle |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have eagled |
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► a bird's/eagle's/crow's etc nest
to use two strokes less than the usual number of strokes for a hole in a game of golf· an abandoned bird's nest