hawk | diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail |
sparrow hawk Accipiter nisus | small hawk of Eurasia and northern Africa |
Cooper's hawk blue darter Accipiter cooperii | bluish-grey North American hawk having a darting flight |
chicken hawk hen hawk | nontechnical term for any hawks said to prey on poultry |
redtail red-tailed hawk Buteo jamaicensis | dark brown American hawk species having a reddish-brown tail |
rough-legged hawk roughleg Buteo lagopus | large hawk of the northern hemisphere that feeds chiefly on small rodents and is beneficial to farmers |
red-shouldered hawk Buteo lineatus | North American hawk with reddish brown shoulders |
swallow-tailed kite swallow-tailed hawk Elanoides forficatus | graceful North American black-and-white kite |
marsh hawk northern harrier hen harrier Circus cyaneus | common harrier of North America and Europe, nests in marshes and open land |
sparrow hawk American kestrel kestrel Falco sparverius | small North American falcon |
pigeon hawk merlin Falco columbarius | small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail, used in falconry |
osprey fish hawk fish eagle sea eagle Pandion haliaetus | large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years |
hawk owl Surnia ulula | grey-and-white diurnal hawk-like owl of northern parts of the northern hemisphere |
nighthawk bullbat mosquito hawk | mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker |
dragonfly darning needle devil's darning needle sewing needle snake feeder snake doctor mosquito hawk skeeter hawk | slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest, adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc. |
hawkmoth hawk moth sphingid sphinx moth hummingbird moth | any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed |
mortarboard hawk | a square board with a handle underneath, used by masons to hold or carry mortar |
shouldered arch | an arch consisting of a horizontal lintel supported at each end by corbels that project into the aperture |
hawk nose | a nose curved downward like the beak of a hawk |
ball hawk | a team athlete who is skilled at stealing or catching the ball |
hawk war hawk | an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations |
Black Hawk Makataimeshekiakiak | Sauk leader who in led Fox and Sauk warriors against the United States (-) |
hawk's-beard hawk's-beards | any of various plants of the genus Crepis having loose heads of yellow flowers on top of a long branched leafy stem, northern hemisphere |
clear the throat hawk | clear mucus or food from one's throat, he cleared his throat before he started to speak |
hawk | hunt with hawks, the tribes like to hawk in the desert |
peddle monger huckster hawk vend pitch | sell or offer for sale from place to place |
hunched round-backed round-shouldered stooped stooping crooked | having the back and shoulders rounded, not erect, a little oldish misshapen stooping woman |
big-shouldered broad-shouldered square-shouldered | having broad shoulders, big-shouldered and heavy-armed |
argus-eyed hawk-eyed keen-sighted lynx-eyed quick-sighted sharp-eyed sharp-sighted | having very keen vision, quick-sighted as a cat |
shouldered | having shoulders or shoulders as specified, usually used as a combining form, stoop-shouldered, broad-shouldered |