hawknoun [ C ]
uk/hɔːk/us/hɑːk/hawk noun [ C ] (BIRD)
a type of large bird that catches small birds and animals for food
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Birds of prey
- bald eagle
- buzzard
- condor
- eagle
- falcon
- golden eagle
- kestrel
- kite
- mopoke
- osprey
- owl
- owlet
- peregrine falcon
- sibilant
- sparrowhawk
- vulture
hawk noun [ C ] (PERSON)
a person who strongly supports the use of force in political relationships rather than discussion or other more peaceful solutions
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dove noun
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Political movements & groups
- alt-right
- ANC
- antidisestablishmentarianism
- awkward
- Blairite
- Islamist
- labor
- left
- left-winger
- leftist
- PAC
- Plaid Cymru
- political action committee
- republican
- right-winger
- the SDLP
- the Third Way
- the SDLP
- Whig
- Zionism
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hawkverb [ T ]
uk/hɔːk/us/hɑːk/to sell goods informally in public places:
On every street corner there were traders hawking their wares.
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Selling
- auction
- bake sale
- bundle
- chain of production
- divest
- export
- package
- price yourself out of the market idiom
- privatize
- purvey
- realizable
- realization
- realize
- serve
- shift
- telesales
- tout
- undercharge
- unsold
- upsell
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