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   hawk

   /hɔːk/

   noun

   • 1. a bird of prey with broad rounded wings and a long tail, typically taking prey by surprise with a short chase.
   • ▪ a bird of prey related to the buzzards. North American
   • ▪ any diurnal bird of prey used in falconry.
   • 2. a person who advocates an aggressive or warlike policy, especially in foreign affairs: "severe limits were put on the peace plan by party hawks"
   • 3. used in names of hawkmoths, e.g. eyed hawk.

   verb

   • 1. (of a person) hunt game with a trained hawk: "he spent the afternoon hawking"
   • 2. (of a bird or dragonfly) hunt on the wing for food: "swifts hawked low over the water"

   Word Origin Old Englishhafoc, heafoc, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch havik and German Habicht.

   Derivatives

   • 1. hawklike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 14

   • H

     4

   • A

     1

   • W

     4

   • K

     5

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