Cream-white (a.) As white as cream. |
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. |
Schwann's white substance () The substance of the medullary sheath. |
Sea hawk () A jager gull. |
Snow-white (a.) White as snow |
Vanner hawk () The kestrel. |
Water-white (n.) A vinelike plant (Vitis Caribaea) growing in parched districts in the West Indies, and containing a great amount of sap which is sometimes used for quenching thirst. |
White (superl.) Reflecting to the eye all the rays of the spectrum combined |
White (superl.) Destitute of color, as in the cheeks, or of the tinge of blood color |
White (superl.) Having the color of purity |
White (superl.) Gray, as from age |
White (superl.) Characterized by freedom from that which disturbs, and the like |
White (superl.) Regarded with especial favor |
White (n.) The color of pure snow |
White (n.) Something having the color of snow |
White (n.) Specifically, the central part of the butt in archery, which was formerly painted white |
White (n.) A person with a white skin |
White (n.) A white pigment |
White (n.) Any one of numerous species of butterflies belonging to Pieris, and allied genera in which the color is usually white. See Cabbage butterfly, under Cabbage. |
White (v. t.) To make white |
White-blaze (n.) See White-face. |
White-ear (n.) The wheatear. |
White-eye (n.) Any one of several species of small Old World singing of the genus Zosterops, as Zosterops palpebrosus of India, and Z. c/rulescens of Australia. The eyes are encircled by a ring of white feathers, whence the name. Called also bush creeper, and white-eyed tit. |
White-face (n.) A white mark in the forehead of a horse, descending almost to the nose |
White-foot (n.) A white mark on the foot of a horse, between the fetlock and the coffin. |
White friar () A mendicant monk of the Carmelite order, so called from the white cloaks worn by the order. See Carmelite. |
White-fronted (a.) Having a white front |
White-heart (n.) A somewhat heart-shaped cherry with a whitish skin. |
White-hot (a.) White with heat |
White-limed (a.) Whitewashed or plastered with lime. |
White-livered (a.) Having a pale look |
White-pot (n.) A kind of food made of milk or cream, eggs, sugar, bread, etc., baked in a pot. |
White-water (n.) A dangerous disease of sheep. |
Winkle-hawk (n.) A rectangular rent made in cloth |
whitelash white backlash | backlash by white racists against black civil rights advances |
white sale | a sale of household linens |
white man's burden | the supposed responsibility of the white race to provide care for their non-white subjects |
great white shark white shark man-eater man-eating shark Carcharodon carcharias | large aggressive shark widespread in warm seas, known to attack humans |
whitetip shark oceanic whitetip shark white-tipped shark Carcharinus longimanus | large deep-water shark with white-tipped dorsal fin, worldwide distribution, most dangerous shark |
white-throated sparrow whitethroat Zonotrichia albicollis | common North American finch with a white patch on the throat and black-and-white striped crown |
white-breasted nuthatch Sitta carolinensis | bluish-grey nuthatch with black head and white breast, of eastern North America |
white-bellied swallow tree swallow Iridoprocne bicolor | bluish-green-and-white North American swallow, nests in tree cavities |
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 |
white-tailed kite Elanus leucurus | grey-and-white American kite of warm and tropical regions |
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 |
ern erne grey sea eagle gray sea eagle European sea eagle white-tailed sea eagle Haliatus albicilla | bulky greyish-brown eagle with a short wedge-shaped white tail, of Europe and Greenland |
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 |
white stork Ciconia ciconia | the common stork of Europe, white with black wing feathers and a red bill |
great white heron Ardea occidentalis | large white heron of Florida and the Florida Keys |
great white heron Casmerodius albus | widely distributed Old World white egret |
American egret great white heron Egretta albus | a common egret of the genus Egretta found in America, it is a variety of the Old World white egret Casmerodius albus |
white-headed stilt Himantopus himantopus leucocephalus | stilt of the southwest Pacific including Australia and New Zealand having mostly white plumage but with black wings and nape of neck |
white pelican Pelecanus erythrorhynchos | large American pelican, white with black wing feathers |
Old world white pelican Pelecanus onocrotalus | similar to American white pelican |
white whale beluga Delphinapterus leucas | small northern whale that is white when adult |
West Highland white terrier | small white longoated terrier developed in Scotland |
white wolf Arctic wolf Canis lupus tundrarum | wolf of Arctic North America having white fur and a black-tipped tail |
Arctic fox white fox Alopex lagopus | thickly-furred fox of Arctic regions, brownish in summer and white in winter |
bald-faced hornet white-faced hornet Vespula maculata | North American hornet |
termite white ant | whitish soft-bodied ant-like social insect that feeds on wood |
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. |
white admiral Limenitis camilla | Eurasian butterfly with brown wings and white markings |
banded purple white admiral Limenitis arthemis | North American butterfly with blue-black wings crossed by a broad white band |
small white Pieris rapae | small widely distributed form |
large white Pieris brassicae | Old World form of cabbage butterfly |
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 |
white-tailed jackrabbit whitetail jackrabbit Lepus townsendi | largest hare of northern plains and western mountains of United States, brownish-grey in summer and pale grey in winter, tail nearly always all white |
white-footed mouse vesper mouse Peromyscus leucopus | American woodland mouse with white feet and underparts |
white rhinoceros Ceratotherium simum Diceros simus | large light-grey African rhinoceros having two horns, endangered, sometimes placed in genus Diceros |
white-lipped peccary Tayassu pecari | blackish peccary with whitish cheeks, larger than the collared peccary |
Dall sheep Dall's sheep white sheep Ovis montana dalli | large white wild sheep of northwestern Canada and Alaska |
Virginia deer white tail whitetail white-tailed deer whitetail deer Odocoileus Virginianus | common North American deer, tail has a white underside |
white elephant | albinic Indian elephant, rare and sometimes venerated in east Asia |