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Type Words
Synonyms mortarboard
Type of board
Type Words
Synonyms war hawk
Type of warmonger, militarist
Type Words
Synonyms huckster, monger, peddle, pitch, vend
Type of sell, deal, trade
Derivation hawker, hawking
Type Words
Synonyms clear the throat
Type of cough
Type Words
Type of raptorial bird, bird of prey, raptor
Has types buteo lagopus, buteo lineatus, accipiter cooperii, chicken hawk, cooper's hawk, eyas, falcon, fish eagle, fish hawk, goshawk, harrier, harrier eagle, hen hawk, honey buzzard, kite, osprey, pandion haliaetus, pernis apivorus, red-shouldered hawk, red-tailed hawk, redtail, rough-legged hawk, roughleg, sea eagle, short-toed eagle, sparrow hawk, tercel, tercelet, tiercel, buteonine, accipiter gentilis, accipiter nisus, blue darter, buzzard, buteo buteo, buteo jamaicensis
Type Words
Type of hunt down, hunt, run, track down
Derivation hawker


the tribes like to hawk in the desert.

Examples of hawk

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Hawk is working on his 10th game, Adrenaline, due out next fall from Activision.
From the latimes.com
Hawk was on the field for a few more plays before leaving, and has not returned.
From the news.enquirer.com
According to an admittedly dubious online source, her spirit animal is the hawk.
From the latimes.com
Hawk kept silent as reporters approached him outside the Kings County courtroom.
From the fresnobee.com
A hawk is not something a jet wants to intersect with during takeoff or landing.
From the news.enquirer.com
Hawk forced him to fumble at the 1 but McMullen hustled in to make the recovery.
From the jsonline.com
Participants can meet Sampson the red-tailed hawk and learn about other raptors.
From the sltrib.com
It is yet to be seen whether Mr Zeman will remain a fiscal hawk while in office.
From the economist.com
One time I saw a red-tailed hawk in my back yard and it was eating a small bird.
From the learning.blogs.nytimes.com
More examples
  • Diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
  • Peddle: sell or offer for sale from place to place
  • An advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations
  • Hunt with hawks; "the tribes like to hawk in the desert"
  • Mortarboard: a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar
  • Clear the throat: clear mucus or food from one's throat; "he cleared his throat before he started to speak"
  • The term hawk can be used in several ways: * In strict usage in Europe and Asia, to mean any of the species in the subfamily Accipitrinae, which comprises the genera Accipiter, Micronisus, Melierax, Urotriorchis and Megatriorchis. ...
  • The Raytheon MIM-23 Hawk is a U.S. medium range surface-to-air missile. The Hawk was initially designed to destroy aircraft and was later adapted to destroy other missiles in flight. The missile entered service in 1960, and a program of extensive upgrades has kept it from becoming obsolete. ...
  • The BAE Systems Hawk is a British single engine, advanced jet trainer aircraft. It first flew in 1974 as the Hawker Siddeley Hawk. The Hawk is used by the Royal Air Force, and other air forces, as either a trainer or a low-cost combat aircraft. ...