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Meaning of word hawk from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.

hawk noun

Meaning : Diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail.

Meaning : An advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations.

Synonyms : war hawk

Someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations.

dove, peacenik

Meaning : A square board with a handle underneath. Used by masons to hold or carry mortar.

Synonyms : mortarboard

hawk verb

Meaning : Sell or offer for sale from place to place.

Synonyms : huckster, monger, peddle, pitch, vend

Meaning : Hunt with hawks.

Example : The tribes like to hawk in the desert.

Meaning : Clear mucus or food from one's throat.

Example : He cleared his throat before he started to speak.

Synonyms : clear the throat

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palatalized (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').

palatine bone (noun)
Either of two irregularly shaped bones that form the back of the hard palate and helps to form the nasal cavity and the floor of the orbits.

thief (noun)
A criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it.

victimisation (noun)
An act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly).

palsgrave (noun)
(Middle Ages) the lord of a palatinate who exercised sovereign powers over his lands.

entertainment (noun)
An activity that is diverting and that holds the attention.

sugar (noun)
A white crystalline carbohydrate used as a sweetener and preservative.

palatalised (adjective)
Produced with the front of the tongue near or touching the hard palate (as `y') or with the blade of the tongue near the hard palate (as `ch' in `chin' or `j' in `gin').

victimization (noun)
Adversity resulting from being made a victim.

bog down (verb)
Get stuck while doing something.

hawk noun

Antonym meaning

hawk verb