Hawking
Hawking
n.
family name; Stephen Hawking (born 1942), leading British physicist (renowned for his ideas on quantum physics, black holes and the "big bang" theory)
hawking
n.
sport of hunting with hawks or with falcons; act of selling in the street by shouting
hawk
v.
work as a peddler, sell one's goods by going from place to place; peddle; hunt with a hawk; glide and hit like a hawk; clear the throat noisily and bring up phlegm
Hawking
Hawking
Noun
1. English theoretical physicist (born in 1942)
(synonym) Stephen Hawking, Stephen William Hawking
(hypernym) physicist
hawking
Noun
1. the act of selling goods for a living
(synonym) vending, peddling, vendition
(hypernym) selling, merchandising, marketing
(derivation) peddle, monger, huckster, hawk, vend, pitch
hawk
Noun
1. diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
(hypernym) bird of prey, raptor, raptorial bird
(hyponym) eyas
(member-holonym) Accipitridae, family Accipitridae
2. an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations
(synonym) war hawk
(antonym) dove, peacenik
(hypernym) militarist, warmonger
3. a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar
(synonym) mortarboard
(hypernym) board
Verb
1. sell or offer for sale from place to place
(synonym) peddle, monger, huckster, vend, pitch
(hypernym) deal, sell, trade
(derivation) peddler, pedlar, packman, hawker, pitchman
2. hunt with hawks; "the Arabs like to hawk in the desert"
(hypernym) hunt, run, hunt down, track down
3. clear mucus or food from one's throat; "he cleared his throat before he started to speak"
(synonym) clear the throat
(hypernym) cough
Hawking
n.
Hawking, family name; Stephen Hawking (born 1942), leading British physicist
hawk
v.
prodávat pouličně/podomně; pouliční/podomní prodejce/prodejkyně