English definition of Hawk

English to English Dictionary ⇛
A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

Definition of hawk

Thanks for using this online dictionary, we have been helping millions of people improve their use of the english language with its free online services. English definition of hawk is as below...

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..

Lern More About Hawk

☛ Wiki Definition of Hawk

☛ Wiki Article of Hawk

☛ Google Meaning of Hawk

☛ Google Search for Hawk

Tire :: Tire (v. i.) To seize, pull, and tear prey, as a hawk does..

Wapacut :: Wapacut (n.) The American hawk owl. See under Hawk.

Rye :: Rye (n.) A disease in a hawk.

Peddlery :: Peddlery (n.) The trade, or the goods, of a peddler; hawking; small retail business, like that of a peddler..

Hawk :: Hawk (v. i.) To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk; -- generally with at; as, to hawk at flies..

Haggard :: Haggard (a.) Wild or intractable; disposed to break away from duty; untamed; as, a haggard or refractory hawk..

Gorge :: Gorge (n.) That which is gorged or swallowed, especially by a hawk or other fowl..

Eyas :: Eyas (n.) A nesting or unfledged bird; in falconry, a young hawk from the nest, not able to prey for itself..

Accipitral :: Accipitral (n.) Pertaining to, or of the nature of, a falcon or hawk; hawklike..

Jashawk :: Jashawk (n.) A young hawk.

Hawkbill :: Hawkbill (n.) A sea turtle (Eretmochelys imbricata), which yields the best quality of tortoise shell; -- called also caret..

Hawk-eyed :: Hawk-eyed (a.) Having a keen eye; sharpsighted; discerning.

Principal :: Principal (n.) The first two long feathers of a hawk's wing.

Formell :: Formell (n.) The female of a hawk or falcon.

Duffer :: Duffer (n.) A peddler or hawker, especially of cheap, flashy articles, as sham jewelry; hence, a sham or cheat..

Hawkweed :: Hawkweed (n.) A plant of the genus Senecio (S. hieracifolius).

Stoop :: Stoop (v. i.) To come down as a hawk does on its prey; to pounce; to souse; to swoop.

Falconry :: Falconry (n.) The sport of taking wild fowl or game by means of falcons or hawks.

Brail :: Brail (n.) A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing.

Stannic :: Stannel (n.) The kestrel; -- called also standgale, standgall, stanchel, stand hawk, stannel hawk, steingale, stonegall..