hawk

English Thesaurus

1. diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird,
definition	:	any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	eyas,
definition	:	an unfledged or nestling hawk (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	tercel, tercelet, tiercel,
definition	:	male hawk especially male peregrine or gyrfalcon (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	accipiter gentilis, goshawk,
definition	:	large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	accipiter nisus, sparrow hawk,
definition	:	small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	accipiter cooperii, blue darter, cooper's hawk,
definition	:	bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	chicken hawk, hen hawk,
definition	:	nontechnical term for any hawks said to prey on poultry (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	buteonine,
definition	:	any hawk of the genus Buteo (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	buteo jamaicensis, red-tailed hawk, redtail,
definition	:	dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	buteo lagopus, rough-legged hawk, roughleg,
definition	:	large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	buteo lineatus, red-shouldered hawk,
definition	:	North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	buteo buteo, buzzard,
definition	:	the common European short-winged hawk (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	honey buzzard, pernis apivorus,
definition	:	Old World hawk that feeds on bee larvae and small rodents and reptiles (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	kite,
definition	:	any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	harrier,
definition	:	hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	harrier eagle, short-toed eagle,
definition	:	any of numerous large Old World hawks intermediate in some respects between typical hawks and typical eagles (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	falcon,
definition	:	diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight (noun.animal)

hyponym	:	fish eagle, fish hawk, osprey, pandion haliaetus, sea eagle,
definition	:	large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years (noun.animal)

member meronym	:	accipitridae, family accipitridae,
definition	:	hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles (noun.animal)

2. a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar (noun.artifact)

hypernym	:	board,
definition	:	a flat piece of material designed for a special purpose (noun.artifact)

3. an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations (noun.person)

hypernym	:	militarist, warmonger,
definition	:	a person who advocates war or warlike policies (noun.person)

4. clear mucus or food from one's throat (verb.body)

hypernym	:	cough,
definition	:	exhale abruptly, as when one has a chest cold or congestion (verb.body)

5. hunt with hawks (verb.competition)

hypernym	:	hunt, hunt down, run, track down,
definition	:	pursue for food or sport (as of wild animals) (verb.competition)

6. sell or offer for sale from place to place (verb.possession)

hypernym	:	deal, sell, trade,
definition	:	do business; offer for sale as for one's livelihood (verb.possession)

7. diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail (noun.animal)

derivation	:	hawk,
definition	:	hunt with hawks (verb.competition)

8. an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations (noun.person)

antonym	:	dove, peacenik,
definition	:	someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations (noun.person)

9. hunt with hawks (verb.competition)

derivation	:	hawk,
definition	:	diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail (noun.animal)

derivation	:	falconer, hawker,
definition	:	a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry (noun.person)

10. sell or offer for sale from place to place (verb.possession)

derivation	:	hawking, peddling, vending, vendition,
definition	:	the act of selling goods for a living (noun.act)

derivation	:	pitch, sales pitch, sales talk,
definition	:	promotion by means of an argument and demonstration (noun.communication)

derivation	:	pitch,
definition	:	a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk) (noun.location)

derivation	:	cheap-jack, huckster,
definition	:	a seller of shoddy goods (noun.person)

derivation	:	hawker, packman, peddler, pedlar, pitchman,
definition	:	someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) (noun.person)

derivation	:	drug dealer, drug peddler, drug trafficker, peddler, pusher,
definition	:	an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs (noun.person)

derivation	:	marketer, seller, trafficker, vender, vendor,
definition	:	someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money (noun.person)

derivation	:	bargainer, dealer, monger, trader,
definition	:	someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold (noun.person)

derivation	:	marketable, merchantable, sellable, vendable, vendible,
definition	:	fit to be offered for sale (adj.all)

11. diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail (noun.animal)

derivation	:	hawk,
definition	:	hunt with hawks (verb.competition)

12. an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations (noun.person)

antonym	:	dove, peacenik,
definition	:	someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations (noun.person)

13. hunt with hawks (verb.competition)

derivation	:	hawk,
definition	:	diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail (noun.animal)

derivation	:	falconer, hawker,
definition	:	a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry (noun.person)

14. sell or offer for sale from place to place (verb.possession)

derivation	:	hawking, peddling, vending, vendition,
definition	:	the act of selling goods for a living (noun.act)

derivation	:	pitch, sales pitch, sales talk,
definition	:	promotion by means of an argument and demonstration (noun.communication)

derivation	:	pitch,
definition	:	a vendor's position (especially on the sidewalk) (noun.location)

derivation	:	cheap-jack, huckster,
definition	:	a seller of shoddy goods (noun.person)

derivation	:	hawker, packman, peddler, pedlar, pitchman,
definition	:	someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) (noun.person)

derivation	:	drug dealer, drug peddler, drug trafficker, peddler, pusher,
definition	:	an unlicensed dealer in illegal drugs (noun.person)

derivation	:	marketer, seller, trafficker, vender, vendor,
definition	:	someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money (noun.person)

derivation	:	bargainer, dealer, monger, trader,
definition	:	someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold (noun.person)

derivation	:	marketable, merchantable, sellable, vendable, vendible,
definition	:	fit to be offered for sale (adj.all)

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