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

Brail :: Brail (n.) A thong of soft leather to bind up a hawk's wing.
Seamed :: Seamed (a.) Out of condition; not in good condition; -- said of a hawk.
Stank :: Stanielry (n.) Hawking with staniels, -- a base kind of falconry..
Beam :: Beam (n.) One of the long feathers in the wing of a hawk; -- called also beam feather.
Flat :: Flat (n.) A level surface, without elevation, relief, or prominences; an extended plain; specifically, in the United States, a level tract along the along the banks of a river; as, the Mohawk Flats..
Jashawk :: Jashawk (n.) A young hawk.
Expectoration :: Expectoration (n.) The act of ejecting phlegm or mucus from the throat or lungs, by coughing, hawking, and spitting..
Vanner Hawk :: Vanner hawk () The kestrel.
Parauque :: Parauque (n.) A bird (Nyctidromus albicollis) ranging from Texas to South America. It is allied to the night hawk and goatsucker.
Brancher :: Brancher (n.) A young hawk when it begins to leave the nest and take to the branches.
Hawked :: Hawked (imp. & p. p.) of Haw.
Entermewer :: Entermewer (n.) A hawk gradually changing the color of its feathers, commonly in the second year..
Toret :: Toret (n.) A ring for fastening a hawk's leash to the jesses; also, a ring affixed to the collar of a dog, etc..
Canceleer :: Canceleer (n.) The turn of a hawk upon the wing to recover herself, when she misses her aim in the stoop..
Falconry :: Falconry (n.) The sport of taking wild fowl or game by means of falcons or hawks.
Career :: Career (n.) The flight of a hawk.
Huckster :: Huckster (n.) A retailer of small articles, of provisions, and the like; a peddler; a hawker..
Bate :: Bate (v. i.) To flutter as a hawk; to bait.
Cancelier :: Cancelier (v. i.) To turn in flight; -- said of a hawk.
Rabate :: Rabate (v.) To recover to the fist, as a hawk..
Random Fonts
Most Popular

close
Privacy Policy   GDPR Policy   Terms & Conditions   Contact Us