ACCIPITRIFORMES Synonyms

• any of various large keen-sighted diurnal birds of prey noted for their broad wings and strong soaring flight

• (golf) a score of two strokes under par on a hole

• a former gold coin in the United States worth 10 dollars

• an emblem representing power

• shoot two strokes under par

• shoot in two strokes under par

• diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight

• hunt with falcons

• a persistent attacker

• a hound that resembles a foxhound but is smaller; used to hunt rabbits

• hawks that hunt over meadows and marshes and prey on small terrestrial animals

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

• an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations

• a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar

• sell or offer for sale from place to place

• hunt with hawks

• clear mucus or food from one's throat

• a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value

• a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float

• plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string

• any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals

• increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently

• get credit or money by using a bad check

• soar or fly like a kite

• fly a kite

• large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years

• any of numerous carnivorous birds that hunt and kill other animals

• any of various large diurnal birds of prey having naked heads and weak claws and feeding chiefly on carrion

• someone who attacks in search of booty

• in some classifications an alternative name for the Falconiformes