eagle

Valid in Scrabble

Scrabble points
6
Words With Friends
8
Letters
5
Pronunciation
/ˈiːɡəl/
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/ˈiːɡəl/ · [ˈɪi̯ɡəl] ~ [ˈɪi̯ɡl̩] · /ˈiɡəl/

Definition of eagle

24 senses · 3 parts of speech · etymology included

noun

  1. Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
    “I, I go my own way I swim against the stream Forever I will fight the pοwers that be The eagle flies alone”
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noun

  1. Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
    “I, I go my own way I swim against the stream Forever I will fight the pοwers that be The eagle flies alone”
  2. (US, historical)A gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States.
  3. (historical)A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and circulated in England as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England.
  4. A score of two under par for a hole.
    “I got an eagle in the third hole.”
  5. An Eagle Scout.
  6. An advancement to the Eagle Scout rank.
    “When will Roderick get his Eagle?”

verb

  1. To score an eagle.

name

  1. The Apollo Lunar Module of Apollo 11.
  2. A surname transferred from the nickname, from the name of the bird as a byname. See eagle.
  3. Any of a number of rivers in the United States and Canada.
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  17. A village in Eagle and Swinethorpe parish, North Kesteven district, Lincolnshire, England (OS grid ref SK8767).

Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.

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.

Anagrams of eagle

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Hooks

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