Bald eagle
() The white-headed eagle (Haliaeetus leucocephalus) of America. The young, until several years old, lack the white feathers on the head. |
Bold eagle
() an Australian eagle (Aquila audax), which destroys lambs and even the kangaroo. |
Eagle
(n.) Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera Aquila and Haliaeetus. The eagle is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure, keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most noted species are the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaetus) |
Eagle
(n.) A gold coin of the United States, of the value of ten dollars. |
Eagle
(n.) A northern constellation, containing Altair, a star of the first magnitude. See Aquila. |
Eagle
(n.) The figure of an eagle borne as an emblem on the standard of the ancient Romans, or so used upon the seal or standard of any people. |
Eagle-eyed
(a.) Sharp-sighted as an eagle. |
Eagle-sighted
(a.) Farsighted and strong-sighted |
Eagle-winged
(a.) Having the wings of an eagle |
Gier-eagle
(n.) A bird referred to in the Bible (Lev. xi. 18and Deut. xiv. 17) as unclean, probably the Egyptian vulture (Neophron percnopterus). |
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 |
Hawk
(v. i.) To make an attack while on the wing |
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 |
Hawk
(n.) A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold mortar. |
Hawk-eyed
(a.) Having a keen eye |
Hawk moth
() Any moth of the family Sphingidae, of which there are numerous genera and species. They are large, handsome moths, which fly mostly at twilight and hover about flowers like a humming bird, sucking the honey by means of a long, slender proboscis. The larvae are large, hairless caterpillars ornamented with green and other bright colors, and often with a caudal spine. See Sphinx, also Tobacco worm, and Tomato worm. |
Hover-hawk
(n.) The kestrel. |
Nine-eyes
(n.) The lamprey. |
Sea eagle
() Any one of several species of fish-eating eagles of the genus Haliaeetus and allied genera, as the North Pacific sea eagle. (H. pelagicus), which has white shoulders, head, rump, and tail |
Sea eagle
() The eagle ray. See under Ray. |
Sea hawk
() A jager gull. |
Spread-eagle
(a.) Characterized by a pretentious, boastful, exaggerated style |
Vanner hawk
() The kestrel. |
Watch
(v. i.) The act of watching |
Watch
(v. i.) One who watches, or those who watch |
Watch
(v. i.) The post or office of a watchman |
Watch
(v. i.) The period of the night during which a person does duty as a sentinel, or guard |
Watch
(v. i.) A small timepiece, or chronometer, to be carried about the person, the machinery of which is moved by a spring. |
Watch
(n.) An allotted portion of time, usually four hour for standing watch, or being on deck ready for duty. Cf. Dogwatch. |
Watch
(n.) That part, usually one half, of the officers and crew, who together attend to the working of a vessel for an allotted time, usually four hours. The watches are designated as the port watch, and the starboard watch. |
Watch
(v. i.) To be awake |
Watch
(v. i.) To be attentive or vigilant |
Watch
(v. i.) To be expectant |
Watch
(v. i.) To remain awake with any one as nurse or attendant |
Watch
(v. i.) To serve the purpose of a watchman by floating properly in its place |
Watch
(v. t.) To give heed to |
Watch
(v. t.) To tend |
Water eagle
() The osprey. |
Winkle-hawk
(n.) A rectangular rent made in cloth |