Definitions for ousel

ousel ou·sel

Spelling: [oo-zuh l]
IPA: /ˈu zəl/

Ousel is a 5 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 5 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 7 points.

You can make 58 anagrams from letters in ousel (elosu).

Definitions for ousel

noun

  1. ouzel.
  2. dipper (def 4).

Origin of ousel

before 900; Middle English osel merle, blackbird, Old English ōsle, cognate with German Amsel; akin to Latin merula; see merle1

Examples for ousel

The ousel built and sang by the falls near which it had wintered.

SO they journeyed until they came to the nest of an ousel, and Gwrhyr spoke to her.

So it was not often that the ousel and the glacier saw each other between October and June.

Others suggest ousel, a bird, Ossultun, a town noted for its birds.

An ousel came suddenly round the elbow of the river and alighted in the edge of the water a few yards away.

So they journeyed until they came to the nest of an ousel, and Gwrhyr spoke to her.

He sang the song of the "ousel cock," but he could not make himself heard.

Dear Sir,—It gives me satisfaction to find that my account of the ousel migration pleases you.

The ousel sat on the edge of the ice rim to finish her song, and it timed with the running of the stream.

If disturbed, or suddenly frightened, the ousel will flit up or down the stream.

Word Value for ousel
Scrable

5

Words with friends

7

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