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23 Nouns That Contain AWK

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awkwardness (noun) the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are ungainly or inelegant Synonyms: clumsiness
(noun) the quality of an embarrassing situation Synonyms: nuisance value
(noun) trouble in carrying or managing caused by bulk or shape Synonyms: cumbersomeness, unwieldiness
(noun) the inelegance of someone stiff and unrelaxed (as by embarrassment) Synonyms: clumsiness, gracelessness, stiffness
(noun) unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training Synonyms: clumsiness, ineptitude, ineptness, maladroitness, slowness
drawknife (noun) a woodworker's knife to shave surfaces Synonyms: drawshave
gawk (noun) an awkward stupid person Synonyms: clod, goon, lout, lubber, lummox, lump, oaf, stumblebum
gawker (noun) a spectator who stares stupidly without intelligent awareness
gawkiness (noun) the carriage of someone whose movements and posture are extremely ungainly and inelegant Synonyms: ungainliness
goshawk (noun) large hawk of Eurasia and North America used in falconry Synonyms: Accipiter gentilis
hawk (noun) diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
(noun) a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar Synonyms: mortarboard
(noun) an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations Synonyms: war hawk
hawkbill (noun) pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell Synonyms: Eretmochelys imbricata, hawksbill, hawksbill turtle, tortoiseshell turtle
hawkbit (noun) any of various common wildflowers of the genus Leontodon; of temperate Eurasia to Mediterranean regions
hawker (noun) someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals) Synonyms: packman, peddler, pedlar, pitchman
(noun) a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry Synonyms: falconer
hawking (noun) the act of selling goods for a living Synonyms: peddling, vending, vendition
hawkishness (noun) any political orientation favoring aggressive policies
hawkmoth (noun) any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed Synonyms: hawk moth, hummingbird moth, sphingid, sphinx moth
hawksbill (noun) pugnacious tropical sea turtle with a hawk-like beak; source of food and the best tortoiseshell Synonyms: Eretmochelys imbricata, hawkbill, hawksbill turtle, tortoiseshell turtle
hawkshaw (noun) someone who is a detective Synonyms: dick, gumshoe
hawkweed (noun) any of numerous often hairy plants of the genus Hieracium having yellow or orange flowers that resemble the dandelion
(noun) any of various plants of the genus Pilosella
mawkishness (noun) falsely emotional in a maudlin way Synonyms: drippiness, mushiness, sentimentality, sloppiness, soupiness
(noun) insincere pathos Synonyms: bathos
mohawk (noun) haircut in which the head is shaved except for a band of hair down the middle of the scalp Synonyms: mohawk haircut
mollymawk (noun) large web-footed birds of the Southern Hemisphere having long narrow wings; noted for powerful gliding flight Synonyms: albatross
nighthawk (noun) mainly nocturnal North American goatsucker Synonyms: bullbat, mosquito hawk
(noun) a person who likes to be active late at night Synonyms: night owl, nightbird
squawk (noun) informal terms for objecting Synonyms: beef, bitch, gripe, kick
(noun) the noise of squawking
squawker (noun) the loudspeaker on an intercom or public address system Synonyms: intercom speaker, squawk box
(noun) a person given to excessive complaints and crying and whining Synonyms: bellyacher, complainer, crybaby, grumbler, moaner, sniveller, whiner
tomahawk (noun) weapon consisting of a fighting ax; used by North American Indians Synonyms: hatchet

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