Phrase Hound found 77 phrases and 48 compound words that contain hawks. The most common are listed below. Open hawks in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 77
- Hawks NestA town in the Mid-Coast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- chicken hawksplural of chicken hawk: Any of the North American hawk species (Cooper's hawk, sharp-shinned hawk and red-tailed hawk), or counterparts elsewhere, mistakenly believed to be pests.
- night hawksplural of night hawk: A nightjar, especially Caprimulgus europaeus (Eurasian nightjar).
- sea-hawksplural of sea-hawk: A rapacious gull-like bird of the genus Stercorarius.
- war hawksplural of war hawk: A proponent of war or military intrusiveness.
- white hawksplural of white hawk: Leucopternis albicollis, an Amazonian raptor
- harrier-hawksplural of harrier-hawk: A bird of either of two species in genus Polyboroides
- red-tailed hawksplural of red-tailed hawk: Buteo jamaicensis, a medium-sized bird of prey found throughout North America.
- broad-winged hawksplural of broad-winged hawk: Buteo platypterus, a small hawk of the Buteo genus.
- plain-breasted hawksplural of plain-breasted hawk: A species of hawk, Accipiter ventralis.
- ferruginous hawksplural of ferruginous hawk: Buteo regalis, a large bird of prey. It is not a true hawk like sparrowhawks or goshawks, but rather belongs to the broad-tailed buteo hawks, known as "buzzards" in Europe
- sharp-shinned hawksplural of sharp-shinned hawk: Accipiter striatus, the smallest hawk to reside in USA and Canada, which preys on songbirds.
- Cooper's hawksplural of Cooper's hawk: Astur cooperii, a medium-sized hawk found from Canada to northern Mexico.
- Galápagos hawksplural of Galápagos hawk: a large hawk endemic to the Galápagos Islands.
- Swainson's hawksplural of Swainson's hawk: A hawk, Buteo swainsoni
- ball hawksplural of ball hawk: A player who is particularly good at catching interceptions.
- bat hawksplural of bat hawk: A slender, long-winged raptor of species Macheiramphus alcinus, found in sub-Saharan Africa and south Asia to New Guinea, and having a diet of mainly bats.
- brown hawksplural of brown hawk: Synonym of brown falcon (“Falco berigora”).
- budget hawksplural of budget hawk: An advocate of a smaller budget, a deficit hawk.
- climate hawksplural of climate hawk: An advocate of aggressive steps regarding climate change and clean energy.
- deficit hawksplural of deficit hawk: A person, especially one in power, who emphasizes keeping government budgets under control, derogatory when such actions are seen as predatory or entail harsh fiscal discipline or austerity.
- duck hawksplural of duck hawk: peregrine falcon (Falco peregrinus)
- eagle-hawksplural of eagle-hawk: Any large bird of prey, especially the wedge-tailed eagle, Aquila audax.
- faux-hawksplural of faux-hawk: An imitation of the Mohawk hairstyle in which a central tuft is created using gel without having to shave the sides of the head.
- fire hawksplural of fire hawk: Any of certain types of bird of prey that spread fires by carrying burning material to new locations.
Compound words 48
- HawksianOf or relating to Howard Winchester Hawks (1896–1977), American film director, producer and screenwriter of the classic Hollywood era, known for films with tough-talking young women characters.
- seahawksplural of seahawk: A rapacious gull-like bird of the genus Stercorarius.
- jayhawksthird-person singular simple present indicative of jayhawk: A native or inhabitant of the American state of Kansas.
- nighthawksplural of nighthawk: A nightjar, especially Caprimulgus europaeus (Eurasian nightjar).
- hawksbillA tropical marine turtle, Eretmochelys imbricata, that is a source of tortoiseshell.
- HawksheadA village and civil parish in Westmorland and Furness district, Cumbria, England (OS grid ref SD3598).
- hawkshawA detective.
- tomahawksplural of tomahawk: An axe used by Native American warriors, originally made of stone, bone, or antler.
- HawksworthA village and civil parish in Rushcliffe borough, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK7543).
- chickenhawksplural of chickenhawk: Any of the North American hawk species (Cooper's hawk, sharp-shinned hawk and red-tailed hawk), or counterparts elsewhere, mistakenly believed to be pests.