[{"word":"cowls","phonetic":"/kaʊlz/","phonetics":[{"text":"/kaʊlz/","audio":""}],"meanings":[{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A monk's hood that can be pulled forward to cover the face; a robe with such a hood attached to it.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A mask that covers the majority of the head.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A thin protective covering over all or part of an engine; also cowling.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A usually hood-shaped covering used to increase the draft of a chimney and prevent backflow.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A ship's ventilator with a bell-shaped top which can be swivelled to catch the wind and force it below.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"A vertical projection of a ship's funnel that directs the smoke away from the bridge.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"(metonymy) A monk.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"verb","definitions":[{"definition":"To cover with, or as if with, a cowl (hood).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To wrap or form (something made of fabric) like a cowl.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"definition":"To make a monk of (a person).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A vessel carried on a pole, a soe.","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]},{"partOfSpeech":"noun","definitions":[{"definition":"A caul (the amnion which encloses the foetus before birth, especially that part of it which sometimes shrouds a baby’s head at birth).","synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"synonyms":[],"antonyms":[]}],"license":{"name":"CC BY-SA 3.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"},"sourceUrls":["https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cowl","https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/cowls"]}]