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hawk

Letters that make hawk

a, k, h, w are letters that make 'hawk'

Words within hawk

haw, HA are words within 'hawk'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of hawk

hawks is a word created by adding a letter to 'hawk'

hawk is a 4 letter word starting with h
hawk is a 4 letter word ending with k

6 possible definitions for 'hawk'

Hawk as "a square board with a handle underneath, used by masons to hold or carry mortar"

Under this definition, hawk is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

mortarboard has the same meaning as hawk

hawk as a type

'hawk' can be a type of board.

Hawk as "an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations"

Under this definition, hawk is a noun and has the following properties:

Synonyms

war hawk has the same meaning as hawk

Antonyms

dove, peacenik have the opposite meaning of 'hawk'

hawk as a type

'hawk' can be a type of militarist, warmonger.

Hawk as "clear mucus or food from one's throat"

Under this definition, hawk is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

clear the throat has the same meaning as hawk

hawk as a type

'hawk' can be a type of cough.

Hawk as "hunt with hawks"

Under this definition, hawk is a verb and has the following properties:

hawk as a type

'hawk' can be a type of hunt down, track down, run, hunt.

Derivatives of hawk

falconer, hawker, hawk are derivatives of 'hawk'.

Example of hawk used within this context

"the tribes like to hawk in the desert"

Hawk as "sell or offer for sale from place to place"

Under this definition, hawk is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

peddle, huckster, monger, pitch, vend have the same meaning as 'hawk'

hawk as a type

'hawk' can be a type of trade, sell, deal.

Derivatives of hawk

pusher, marketable, sales talk, sales pitch, huckster, cheap-jack, peddler, pedlar, packman, pitchman, drug peddler, drug dealer, drug trafficker, seller, marketer, vendor, trafficker, trader, hawker, bargainer, monger, merchantable, sellable, vendable, vendible, pitch, vending, peddling, hawking, vendition, vender, dealer are derivatives of 'hawk'.

Hawk as "diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail"

Under this definition, hawk is a noun and has the following properties:

hawk as a type

'hawk' can be a type of bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird.

Types of hawk

tercelet, Accipiter nisus, rough-legged hawk, kite, buzzard, buteonine, hen hawk, chicken hawk, redtail, osprey, eyas, tiercel, tercel, goshawk, Accipiter gentilis, sparrow hawk, Cooper's hawk, blue darter, Accipiter cooperii, red-tailed hawk, Buteo jamaicensis, roughleg, Buteo lagopus, red-shouldered hawk, Buteo lineatus, Buteo buteo, honey buzzard, Pernis apivorus, harrier, harrier eagle, short-toed eagle, falcon, sea eagle, fish hawk, fish eagle, Pandion haliaetus are types of 'hawk'.

hawk as a member

'hawk' can be a member of Accipitridae, family Accipitridae.

Derivatives of hawk

hawk is a derivative of hawk.