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  • 41Hawk —    (Heb. netz, a word expressive of strong and rapid flight, and hence appropriate to the hawk). It is an unclean bird (Lev. 11:16; Deut. 14:15). It is common in Syria and surrounding countries. The Hebrew word includes various species of… …

    Easton's Bible Dictionary

  • 42hawk — hawk1 [ hɔk ] noun count 1. ) a large bird that kills other birds and animals for food. It is sometimes used for hunting. 2. ) a politician who prefers using military force to more peaceful methods ─ opposite DOVE => WATCH1 hawk hawk 2 [ hɔk ] …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 43hawk — hɔːk n. bird of prey with a hooked beak and curved talons; person who favors aggressive or warlike political policy (Slang); aggressive person (Slang) v. work as a peddler, sell one s goods by going from place to place; peddle; hunt with a… …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 44hawk — hawk1 noun 1》 a fast flying bird of prey with broad rounded wings and a long tail, such as a sparrowhawk. [Accipiter and other genera: many species.]     ↘N. Amer. a buzzard or similar large bird of prey.     ↘any bird used in falconry. 2》 a… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 45hawk — 1 noun (C) 1 a large bird that hunts and eats small birds and animals 2 a politician who believes in using military force: Meese and other hawks in the Reaganite administration opposite dove 1 (2) 3 watch sb like a hawk to watch someone very… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 46hawk end — hawk …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 47hawk setting — hawk …

    Dictionary of ichthyology

  • 48hawk — 1. noun /hɔːk,hɔk,hɑk/ a) A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae. It is illegal to hunt hawks or other raptors in many parts of the world. b) An advocate of aggressive political positions …

    Wiktionary

  • 49Hawk — An economic policy advisor who has a negative view toward inflation and its effects on society. Also known as inflation hawk . Hawks carefully monitor and control economic inflation through interest rate adjustments and monetary policy controls.… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 50Hawk — This ancient and distinguished surname is of Anglo Saxon origin, and may belong to any of three distinct surname categories. Firstly, Hawke may derive from the Olde English pre 7th Century male given H(e)afoc , Hawk, originally a byname denoting… …

    Surnames reference