tall order large order | a formidable task or requirement, finishing in time was a tall order but we did it |
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 |
cuckoo | any of numerous European and North American birds having pointed wings and a long tail |
European cuckoo Cuculus canorus | common cuckoo of Europe having a distinctive two-note call, lays eggs in the nests of other birds |
black-billed cuckoo Coccyzus erythropthalmus | North American cuckoo, builds a nest and rears its own young |
pheasant coucal pheasant cuckoo Centropus phasianinus | Australian bird with a tail like a pheasant |
nighthawk bullbat mosquito hawk | mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker |
large poodle | the largest breed of poodle |
large civet Viverra zibetha | common civet of India and southeast Asia |
cuckoo-bumblebee | a bee that is parasitic in the nests of bumblebees |
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. |
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 |
c Bedlam booby hatch crazy house cuckoo's nest funny farm funny house loony bin madhouse nut house nuthouse sanatorium snake pit | pejorative terms for an insane asylum |
cuckoo clock | clock that announces the hours with a sound like the call of the cuckoo |
mortarboard hawk | a square board with a handle underneath, used by masons to hold or carry mortar |
extra large | a garment size for a very large person |
large | a garment size for a large person |
large intestine | beginning with the cecum and ending with the rectum, includes the cecum and the colon and the rectum, extracts moisture from food residues which are later excreted as feces |
hawk nose | a nose curved downward like the beak of a hawk |
Bernoulli's law law of large numbers | (statistics) law stating that a large number of items taken at random from a population will (on the average) have the population statistics |
large cap | a corporation with a large capitalization, he works for a large cap |
Large Magellanic Cloud | the larger of the two Magellanic Clouds visible from the southern hemisphere |
ball hawk | a team athlete who is skilled at stealing or catching the ball |
fathead goof goofball bozo jackass goose cuckoo twat zany | a man who is a stupid incompetent fool |
hawk war hawk | an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations |
large person | a person of greater than average size |
Black Hawk Makataimeshekiakiak | Sauk leader who in led Fox and Sauk warriors against the United States (-) |
southern magnolia evergreen magnolia large-flowering magnolia bull bay Magnolia grandiflora | evergreen tree of southern United States having large stiff glossy leaves and huge white sweet-smelling flowers |
large-leaved magnolia large-leaved cucumber tree great-leaved macrophylla Magnolia macrophylla | large deciduous shrub or tree of southeastern United States having huge leaves in dense false whorls and large creamy flowers tinged purple toward the base |
large periwinkle Vinca major | plant having variegated foliage and used for window boxes |
ragged robin cuckoo flower Lychnis flosuculi Lychins floscuculi | common perennial native to Europe and western Asia having usually pink flowers with ragged petals |
lady's smock cuckooflower cuckoo flower meadow cress Cardamine pratensis | a bitter cress of Europe and America |
large-leaved aster Aster macrophyllus | tufted perennial wood aster of North America, naturalized in Europe |
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 |
large yellow lady's slipper Cypripedium calceolus pubescens | plant of eastern and central North America having slightly fragrant purple-marked greenish-yellow flowers |
large crabgrass hairy finger grass Digitaria sanguinalis | a European forage grass grown for hay, a naturalized weed in United States |
American cranberry large cranberry Vaccinium macrocarpon | trailing red-fruited plant |