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hawkbird of preyraptorraptorial birdeyasterceltercelettiercelAccipiter gentilisgoshawkAccipiter nisussparrow hawkAccipiter cooperiiblue darterCooper's hawkchicken hawkhen hawkbuteonineButeo jamaicensisred-tailed hawkredtailButeo lagopusrough-legged hawkroughlegButeo lineatusred-shouldered hawkButeo buteobuzzardhoney buzzardPernis apivoruskiteharrierharrier eagleshort-toed eaglefalconfish eaglefish hawkospreyPandion haliaetussea eagleAccipitridaefamily Accipitridae

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hawk

noun

1 hawk

Diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail.

Roget 792: thief, robber, homo triumliterarum [Lat.], pilferer, rifler, filcher, plagiarist.    spoiler, depredator, pillager, marauder; harpy, shark [Slang], ... show more

Roget 441: vision, sight, optics, eyesight.    view, look, espial, glance, ken [Scot.], coup d'oeil [Fr.]; glimpse, glint, peep; gaze, ... show more

Dutch: havik
Polish: jastrząb

2 hawk

An advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations.

synonym: war hawk.

Dutch: havik

3 hawk

A square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar.

synonym: mortarboard.

verb

1 hawk

Sell or offer for sale from place to place.

synonyms: huckster, monger, peddle, pitch, vend.

Roget 796: sell, vend, dispose of, effect a sale; sell over the counter, sell by auction etc. n.; dispense, retail; deal in etc. 794; sell off, ... show more

Dutch: tappen, dealen, aan de deur verkopen, colporteren, leuren, uitventen, venten

2 hawk

Hunt with hawks.

3 hawk

Clear mucus or food from one's throat.

synonym: clear the throat.

Roget 297: give exit, give vent to; let out, give out, pour out, squeeze out, send out; dispatch, despatch; exhale, excern, excrete; embogue; secrete, ... show more


Moby thesaurus: Argus, beat, cat, chase, chauvinist, course, dispense, dog, dribble, drive, drivel, drool, eagle, expectorate, falcon, ferret, flush, follow the hounds, fowl, go hunting ... show more.

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