Definition of hawks Hawks
/hɔˈks/ - [hoks] -
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Wiktionary 
- hawks (Noun)
Plural of hawk.
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| hawk - diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail | ||
| bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals | ||
| accipitridae, family accipitridae hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles | ||
| eyas an unfledged or nestling hawk | ||
| tercel, tercelet, tiercel male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon | ||
| accipiter gentilis, goshawk large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry | ||
| accipiter nisus, sparrow hawk small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa | ||
| accipiter cooperii, blue darter, cooper's hawk bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight | ||
| chicken hawk, hen hawk nontechnical term for any hawks said to prey on poultry | ||
| buteonine any hawk of the genus Buteo | ||
| buteo jamaicensis, red-tailed hawk, redtail dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail | ||
| buteo lagopus, rough-legged hawk, roughleg large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers | ||
| buteo lineatus, red-shouldered hawk North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders | ||
| buteo buteo, buzzard the common European short-winged hawk | ||
| honey buzzard, pernis apivorus Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles | ||
| kite any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals | ||
| harrier hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals | ||
| harrier eagle, short-toed eagle any of numerous large Old World hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles | ||
| falcon diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight | ||
| hawk - an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations | ||
| war hawk | ||
| militarist, warmonger a person who advocates war or warlike policies | ||
| hawk - a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar | ||
| mortarboard | ||
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| hawk - hunt with hawks; "the tribes like to hawk in the desert" | ||
| hunt down, track down, hunt, run pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals); "Goering often hunted wild boars in Poland"; "The dogs are running deer"; "The Duke hunted in these woods" | ||
| hawk - sell or offer for sale from place to place | ||
| peddle, monger, huckster, vend, pitch | ||
| trade, sell, deal exchange or give (something) in exchange for | ||
| hawk - clear mucus or food from one's throat; "he cleared his throat before he started to speak" | ||
| clear the throat | ||
| cough exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion; "The smoker coughs all day" | ||
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Wiktionary
- hawk (Noun)
A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae. - hawk (Noun)
An advocate of aggressive political positions. - hawk (Noun)
A plasterer's tool, made of a flat surface with a handle below, used to hold an amount of plaster prior to application to the wall or ceiling being worked on: a mortarboard. - hawk (Noun)
An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied with noise. - hawk (Verb)
To hunt with a hawk. - hawk (Verb)
To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry merchandise about from place to place for sale; to peddle. - hawk (Verb)
To forcibly attempt to cough up phlegm. - hawk (Verb)
To clear the throat loudly.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- hawk (n.)
One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidae. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk. - hawk (v. i.)
To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry. - hawk (v. i.)
To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk; -- generally with at; as, to hawk at flies. - hawk (v. i.)
To clear the throat with an audible sound by forcing an expiratory current of air through the narrow passage between the depressed soft palate and the root of the tongue, thus aiding in the removal of foreign substances. - hawk (v. t.)
To raise by hawking, as phlegm. - hawk (n.)
An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied with noise. - hawk (v. t.)
To offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle; as, to hawk goods or pamphlets. - hawk (n.)
A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold mortar.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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hawk
Predatory bird of the family Accipitridae.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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hawk
hawk, n. the name of several birds of prey allied to the falcons: a rapacious person.—v.i. to hunt birds with hawks trained for the purpose: to attack on the wing.—ns. Hawk′-bell, a small bell attached to a hawk's leg; Hawk′bit, a genus of plants of order Compositæ, closely related to the dandelion; Hawk′er.—adj. Hawk′-eyed.—n. Hawk′ing.—adj. Hawk′ish.—n. Hawk′-moth, a very large kind of moth, so called from its hovering motion.—adj. Hawk′-nosed, having a nose like a hawk's beak.—ns. Hawks′beard, a genus of annual and biennial plants of order Compositæ, closely related to hawkweed; Hawk′weed, a genus of perennial plants of order Compositæ.—Know a hawk from a handsaw (prob. for hernshaw), to be able to judge between things pretty well. [A.S. hafoc; Dut. havik, Ger. habicht, Ice. haukr.] -
hawk
hawk, v.i. to force up matter from the throat.—n. the effort to do this. [Imit.] -
hawk
hawk, n. a plasterer's tool
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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hawk
Ware hawk; the word to look sharp, a bye-word when a bailiff passes. Hawk also signifies a sharper, in opposition to pigeon. See PIGEON. See WARE HAWK.
