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- [hawks]
- /hɔks/
- /hɔːk/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [hawks]
- /hɔks/
Definitions of hawks word
- noun hawks a medium-range, mobile U.S. surface-to-air missile system. 1
- verb without object hawks to make an effort to raise phlegm from the throat; clear the throat noisily. 1
- verb with object hawks to raise by noisily clearing the throat: to hawk phlegm up. 1
- noun hawks Plural form of hawk. 1
- noun hawks Howard (Winchester). 1896–1977, US film director. His films include Sergeant York (1941) and The Big Sleep (1946) 0
- noun hawks plural of hawk. 0
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Origin of hawks
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English hauk(e), Old English hafoc; cognate with Old Frisian havek, Old Saxon habuc Old High German habuh, Old Norse haukr hawk, perhaps Polish kobuz kind of falcon
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Parts of speech for Hawks
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hawks popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 82% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hawks usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hawks
noun hawks
- belligerents — warlike; given to waging war.
- aggressors — Plural form of aggressor.
- chauvinists — zealous and aggressive patriotism or blind enthusiasm for military glory.
verb hawks
- deals — Plural form of deal.
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