hawk
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2.3
- noun
- /hɔk/
:
halcón
- During the nature hike, we learned that the hawk is known for its impressive hunting skills and keen vision.
- red-tailed hawk
- hawks and eagles
- Harris' hawks
And then there was this hawk flying, just circling me.
- And then there was this hawk flying, just circling me.
- Chickadees orchestrate the silence of the hawk's swerve.
- They pay attention like a hawk to what you do.
- So she says, Hershey, she has Sparrow hawk say this.
- Fears that match the hawk haunted buttes out West.
Examples
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The observations of the color-marked hawks slowly and surely pointed to a pattern.
Academic text (1990) -
As I walked through the park, I spotted a hawk perched on a tree branch, scanning the ground for prey.
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And then I walk over there and it's a hawk with another bird.
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But you better watch him like a hawk if he comes back again.
Fiction book (1991) -
The hawk is right there between the chairs, it's huge.
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And then there was this hawk flying, just circling me.
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We began monitoring four members of a group of six hawks at approximately 3:05 in the afternoon.
Academic text (1990) -
Gophers are plentiful that rainy spring, and a hawk is having a feast.
Fiction book (1993) -
I stole a look down the length of the mews, where the hawks drowsed on their perches.
Fiction book (1993) -
The hawk soared high above the fields, using its sharp eyesight to hunt for rodents below.
Synonyms
9
3.8
A bird that hunts and eats other animals, like eagles or hawks
7
7.4
A medium bird with long pointed wings that eats small animals
4
7.0
A large bird of prey with broad wings and a short tail found in Europe
3
7.1
A medium-sized grey North American bird of prey that flies quickly through woods
2
5.5
A large North American bird that hunts small animals with a red-brown tail
1
9.4
A large bird that hunts other animals, with broad wings and a long tail
1
8.6
A medium-sized North American bird of prey with reddish shoulders that lives in woods near water
1
5.1
A small bird with short wings and a long tail that hunts small birds in woods
1
4.9
A large hawk that catches fish, for example an osprey
1
8.1
A hawk that hunts small animals over marshes and fields
A large North American hawk with dark brown feathers and a reddish tail that hunts small animals
A hawk in the Buteo group that has broad wings and soars
A large Northern hawk with feathered legs that hunts small animals like mice
A small bird that hunts other small birds and insects
A large bird that catches fish and often builds big nests near water
A large hunting bird with features of both an eagle and a hawk
A bird that kills and eats chickens
A hawk that eats or attacks chickens
Compounds
3
7.1
A medium-sized grey North American bird of prey that flies quickly through woods
- Slang
1
7.0
A player who often steals or catches the ball from the other team to help their team
- Specialized
1
8.6
A medium-sized North American bird of prey with reddish shoulders that lives in woods near water
- Specialized
A grey and white owl that hunts small mammals during the day in northern regions
- Specialized
A large Northern hawk with feathered legs that hunts small animals like mice
A large North American hunting bird with black and white feathers and a deeply forked tail
How Large
Surface Forms
Etymology
Hawk (bird) comes from an old English word for a bird of prey that hunts with sharp eyes. That's why hawk today means that strong hunting bird.