hawk
Noun
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Diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail (synset 101608271)
is a type of: bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird - any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animalssubtypes:
- 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
- fish eagle, fish hawk, osprey, pandion haliaetus, sea eagle - large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years
belongs to: accipitridae, family accipitridae - hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles -
An advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations (synset 110182237)
is a type of: militarist, warmonger - a person who advocates war or warlike policiessame as: war hawk
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A square board with a handle underneath;
Used by masons to hold or carry mortar (synset 103792697)is a type of: board - a flat piece of material designed for a special purposesame as: mortarboard
Verb
- Sell or offer for sale from place to place (synset 202307797)
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Hunt with hawks (synset 201148078)
"the tribes like to hawk in the desert"
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Clear mucus or food from one's throat (synset 200035082)
"he cleared his throat before he started to speak"is a type of: cough - exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestionsame as: clear the throat
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