| 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 |
| slate | (formerly) a writing tablet made of slate |
| slate pencil | a pencil of soft slate (or soapstone) used for writing on a slate |
| slate roof | a roof covered with slate |
| hawk nose | a nose curved downward like the beak of a hawk |
| slate ticket | a list of candidates nominated by a political party to run for election to public offices |
| slate club | a group of people who save money in a common fund for a specific purpose (usually distributed at Christmas) |
| 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 |
fresh start
clean slate
tabula rasa | an opportunity to start over without prejudice |
| slate | a fine-grained metamorphic rock that can be split into thin layers |
| slate slating | thin layers of rock used for roofing |
clear the throat
hawk | clear mucus or food from one's throat, he cleared his throat before he started to speak |
| slate | designate or schedule, He slated his talk for AM, She was slated to be his successor |
| hawk | hunt with hawks, the tribes like to hawk in the desert |
| slate | cover with slate, slate the roof |
peddle
monger
huckster
hawk
vend
pitch | sell or offer for sale from place to place |
| slate | enter on a list or slate for an election, He was slated for borough president |
colored
coloured
dark
dark-skinned
non-white | having skin rich in melanin pigments, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, dark-skinned peoples |
peachy
peachy-colored
peachy-coloured | of something resembling a peach in color |
| slate-black | of a black tinged with slate-grey |
slate-grey
slate-gray
slaty-grey
slaty-gray
slaty
slatey
stone-grey
stone-gray | of the color of slate or granite, the slaty sky of dawn |
colored
coloured
colorful | having color or a certain color, sometimes used in combination, colored crepe paper, the film was in color, amber-colored heads of grain |
brightly-colored
brightly-coloured | having a bright color |
buff-colored
buff-coloured | having a buff color |
chestnut-colored
chestnut-coloured | having the brown color of chestnuts |
chocolate-colored
chocolate-coloured | having the color of dark chocolate |
cinnamon colored
cinnamon coloured
cinnamon-colored
cinnamon-coloured | having the color of cinnamon |
dark-colored
dark-coloured
dusky-colored
dusky-coloured | having a dark color |
dun-colored
dun-coloured | having a dun color |
fawn-colored
fawn-coloured | having the color of a fawn |
flame-colored
flame-coloured | having the brilliant orange-red color of flames |