Eagle vs. Hawk

Eaglenoun

Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.

Eaglenoun

(heraldry) A representation of such a bird carried as an emblem, e.g. on a coat of arms.

Eaglenoun

A gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States.

Eaglenoun

A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and circulated in England as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I.

Eaglenoun

(golf) A score of two under par for a hole.

Eagleverb

(golf) To score an eagle.

Eaglenoun

Any large, rapacious bird of the Falcon family, esp. of the genera Aquila and Haliæetus. The eagle is remarkable for strength, size, graceful figure, keenness of vision, and extraordinary flight. The most noted species are the golden eagle (Aquila chrysaëtus); the imperial eagle of Europe (Aquila mogilnik or Aquila imperialis); the American bald eagle (Haliæetus leucocephalus); the European sea eagle (Haliæetus albicilla); and the great harpy eagle (Thrasaetus harpyia). The figure of the eagle, as the king of birds, is commonly used as an heraldic emblem, and also for standards and emblematic devices. See Bald eagle, Harpy, and Golden eagle.

Eaglenoun

A gold coin of the United States, of the value of ten dollars.

Eaglenoun

A northern constellation, containing Altair, a star of the first magnitude. See Aquila.

Eaglenoun

The figure of an eagle borne as an emblem on the standard of the ancient Romans, or so used upon the seal or standard of any people.

Eaglenoun

any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

Eaglenoun

(golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole

Eaglenoun

a former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars

Eaglenoun

an emblem representing power;

Eagleverb

shoot in two strokes under par

Eagle

Eagle is the common name for many large birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Eagles belong to several groups of genera, some of which are closely related.

Hawknoun

A diurnal predatory bird of the family Accipitridae, smaller than an eagle.

Hawknoun

Any diurnal predatory terrestrial bird of similar size and and appearance to the accipitrid hawks, such as a falcon

Hawknoun

(politics) An advocate of aggressive political positions and actions; a warmonger.

Hawknoun

(game theory) An uncooperative or purely-selfish participant in an exchange or game, especially when untrusting, acquisitive or treacherous. Refers specifically to the Prisoner's Dilemma, alias the Hawk-Dove game.

Hawknoun

A plasterer's tool, made of a flat surface with a handle below, used to hold an amount of plaster prior to application to the wall or ceiling being worked on: a mortarboard.

Hawknoun

A noisy effort to force up phlegm from the throat.

Hawkverb

(transitive) To hunt with a hawk.

Hawkverb

(intransitive) To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk.

Hawkverb

(transitive) To sell; to offer for sale by outcry in the street; to carry (merchandise) about from place to place for sale; to peddle.

Hawkverb

To cough up something from one's throat.

Hawkverb

To try to cough up something from one's throat; to clear the throat loudly.

Hawknoun

One of numerous species and genera of rapacious birds of the family Falconidæ. 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.

Hawknoun

An effort to force up phlegm from the throat, accompanied with noise.

Hawknoun

A small board, with a handle on the under side, to hold mortar.

Hawkverb

To catch, or attempt to catch, birds by means of hawks trained for the purpose, and let loose on the prey; to practice falconry.

Hawkverb

To make an attack while on the wing; to soar and strike like a hawk; - generally with at; as, to hawk at flies.

Hawkverb

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.

Hawkverb

To raise by hawking, as phlegm.

Hawkverb

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.

Hawknoun

diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail

Hawknoun

an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations

Hawknoun

a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar

Hawkverb

sell or offer for sale from place to place

Hawkverb

hunt with hawks;

Hawkverb

clear mucus or food from one's throat;

Hawk

Hawks are a group of medium-sized diurnal birds of prey of the family Accipitridae. Hawks are widely distributed and vary greatly in size.