Cowl

What do we mean by cowl?

The hood or hooded robe worn especially by a monk. noun

A cowl neck. noun

A hood-shaped covering used to increase the draft of a chimney. noun

The top portion of the front part of an automobile body, supporting the windshield and dashboard. noun

The cowling on an aircraft. noun

To cover with or as if with a cowl. transitive verb

An old name in some parts of England for a tub or large vessel for holding liquids; specifically, a large vessel for water, to be carried on a pole between two persons. noun

A hood attached to a gown or robe, and admitting of being drawn over the head or of being worn hanging on the shoulders: worn chiefly by monks, and characteristic of their dress or profession. noun

A garment with a hood (vestis caputiata), black or gray or brown, varying in length in different ages and according to the usages of different orders, but having these two permanent characteristics, that it covered the head and shoulders, and that it was without sleeves. noun

Hence A monk. noun

A covering, originally cowl-shaped, for the top of a chimney or the upper end of a soil-pipe or ventilating shaft, made to turn with the wind, and intended to assist ventilation. noun

A wire cap or cage on the top of a locomotive-funnel. noun

See kowl. noun

A vessel carried on a pole between two persons, for conveyance of water. noun

A monk's hood; -- usually attached to the gown. The name was also applied to the hood and garment together. noun

A cowl-shaped cap, commonly turning with the wind, used to improve the draft of a chimney, ventilating shaft, etc. noun

A wire cap for the smokestack of a locomotive. noun

A removable metal covering for an aircraft engine, providing streamlining to minimize wind resistance; -- also called cowling. noun

A covering for a chimney or other ventilating shaft functioning to increase the draft. noun

A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.

A mask that covers the majority of the head.

A thin protective covering over all or part of an engine; also cowling.

A usually hood-shaped covering used to increase the draft of a chimney and prevent backflow.

A ship's ventilator with a bell-shaped top which can be swivelled to catch the wind and force it below.

A vertical projection of a ship's funnel that directs the smoke away from the bridge.

(metonymy) A monk.

Words that are spelled similarly to cowl:
cowl.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word cowl:
neckband, phaeton, windshield, flaps, cowling, hawkeye, airflow, kiln, laredo, batman, radiator, grille, hood, chimney, cab, gotham, compartment, induction, crimson, gloves, cloak, vent, gown, adjustable, convertible, mask, yiddish, cooler, costume, lip, cooling, intake, styling, garment, chassis, exhaust, helmet, brake, ventilation, boots, wears, lenses, fuselage, drag, masters, silk, hammer, incarnation, framed, dash, ears, storyline, evil, fitted, optional, cape, lined, rear, dresden, locomotive, aluminum, monster, cylinder, robin, engine, dallas, nose, steering, trim, leather, chest, inch, bike, dual, wheels, hat, panels, belt, wayne, bound, wings, doors, trunk, worn, promising, jane, identical, utility, wear, wheel, width, comics, bruce, suit, twin, shock, truck, diesel, shoulder, attached.

Words that rhyme with cowl:
owl, foul, fowl, scowl, towel, howl, prowl, afoul, growl, jowl, troul, raul, waterfowl, night owl, peafowl, hawk owl, sproul, soule, houle, run afoul, barn owl, scrub fowl, guinea fowl, screech owl, sprowl, tawny owl, coull, barred owl, crowl, great horned owl, hoot owl, horned owl, towle, little owl, laughing owl, moul, red jungle fowl, game fowl, great gray owl, domestic fowl, jungle fowl, congo peafowl, blue peafowl, green peafowl, prairie fowl, crowle.

Adjectives that are often used to describe cowl:
black, white, monkish, lower, brown, dark, large, heavy, red, monastic, long, grey, pointed, deep, gray, rear, coarse, blue, franciscan, hooded, top, leaden, chimney, cistercian, murky, bottom, revolving, night, front, upper, holy, peaked, ermined, yellow, dusky, simple, loose, like, dominican, silken, wide, sombre, purple, movable, clerical, rough, vast, glossy, ragged, dreary, huge, dirty, consecrated, priestly, double, thin, colored, narrow, tattered, fixed, shabby, caucasian, empty, wooden, soft, golden, azure, thick, rotary, cylindrical, counterfeit, suitable, stained, sable, medieval, tight, starched, starboard, streamlined, distinctive.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective cowl:
flaps, ventilators, phaeton, lamps, nuts, makers, staff, bolts, seals, necklines, brace, units.

Consonant match to cowl:
call, cool, coil, cull, keel, kill, coal, cole, curl, kale, caul, cal, keal, kohl, cale, kyle, coll, kal, cul, kool, kell, kail, calle, kiel, coyle, kol, cail, kerl, kole, keil, kael, colle, caille, kile, coull, kuhl, kull, kyl, kall, kahle, kaul, keele, coale, kehl, kahl, kuehl, koehl, koll, kille, kolle, coile, coole, kheel, kiehl, koelle.

Words that sound like cowl:
cowl, coul, coule, coull, call, col, coll, caul, cawl, kall, koll, caal, kahl, kaul, kahle, kaal, kolle, qol, cool, kill, coal, kyle, cal, cole, coil, kale, cull, keel, kool, kell, kel, kil, chel, cale, kille, cul, calle, kal, colle, kohl, kayle, kull, coyle, kole, kile, kail, kiel, kol, cail, kul, kael, kyl, keele, keal, cael, kalle, keil, chol, kelle, khal, -cle, coale, kuehl, kuhl, koel, kele, kehl, chiel, koil, koelle, caille, koehl, hkl, ckl, cohl, qil, gowl, cow, couch, gall, cle, gaul, cao, crowl, couche, cll, cowie, cowley, gaal, gaulle, cau, cowa, couleur, cowls, cowled, cowy, ccow, clw, gaule, cowal.