Dictionary Entry
hawk
hawk is a 4-letter English word with 14 senses as noun, intransitive verb, transitive verb, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidae. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk. Face value is 14 in Scrabble and 13 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
4 letters · Scrabble 14 · Words With Friends 13 · 14 senses
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- 1noun
One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidae. They differ from the true falcons in lacking the prominent tooth and notch of the bill, and in having shorter and less pointed wings. Many are of large size and grade into the eagles. Some, as the goshawk, were formerly trained like falcons. In a more general sense the word is not infrequently applied, also, to true falcons, as the sparrow hawk, pigeon hawk, duck hawk, and prairie hawk.
- 2intransitive verb
To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry.
- 3intransitive verb
To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk; -- generally with at; as, to hawk at flies.
- 4intransitive verb
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.
- 5transitive verb
To raise by hawking, as phlegm.
- 6noun
An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied with noise.
- 7transitive verb
To offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle; as, to hawk goods or pamphlets.
- 8noun
A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold mortar.
- 9noun
diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
- 10noun
a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar
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- 11noun
an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations
- 12verb
clear mucus or food from one's throat
"he cleared his throat before he started to speak"
- 13verb
hunt with hawks
"the tribes like to hawk in the desert"
- 14verb
sell or offer for sale from place to place
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