Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

hawk

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

hawk

n. an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations

spit

n. a skewer for holding meat over a fire

spit, tongue

n. a narrow strip of land that juts out into the sea

spit, spitting, expectoration

n. the act of spitting (forcefully expelling saliva)

spit, saliva, spittle

n. a clear liquid secreted into the mouth by the salivary glands and mucous glands of the mouth; moistens the mouth and starts the digestion of starches

hawk

v. clear mucus or food from one's throat; "he cleared his throat before he started to speak"

hawk, hunt with hawks

v. hunt with hawks; "the tribes like to hawk in the desert"

spit, spit out

v. utter with anger or contempt

hawk, clear one's throat, clear the throat

v. clear mucus or food from one's throat; "he cleared his throat before he started to speak"

spit, spew, spue, ptyalize

v. expel or eject (saliva or phlegm or sputum) from the mouth; "The father of the victim spat at the alleged murderer"

spit, skewer, drive a skewer through

v. drive a skewer through; "skewer the meat for the BBQ"

spit, sprinkle, spatter, patter, pitter-patter

v. rain gently; "It has only sprinkled, but the roads are slick"

pitch, hawk, huckster, monger, peddle, vend

v. sell or offer for sale from place to place

bar

n. a submerged (or partly submerged) ridge in a river or along a shore; "the boat ran aground on a submerged bar in the river"

key, cay

n. a coral reef off the southern coast of Florida

reef

n. a submerged ridge of rock or coral near the surface of the water

sandbank

n. a submerged bank of sand near a shore or in a river; can be exposed at low tide

shoal

n. a sandbank in a stretch of water that is visible at low tide

sparkle, fizz, foam, froth, effervesce

v. form bubbles; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water"

deal, transact

v. conduct business; "transact with foreign governments"

deal, portion, lot, dispense, distribute, dish out, allot, dole out, mete out, parcel out, share out, deal out, shell out

v. administer or bestow, as in small portions; "administer critical remarks to everyone present"; "dole out some money"; "shell out pocket money for the children"; "deal a blow to someone"

market, deal in a market

v. deal in a market

spit up, cough up, pony up

v. give reluctantly; "He coughed up some money for his children's tuition"

dove, peacenik

n. someone who prefers negotiations to armed conflict in the conduct of foreign relations

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