hawkmoth hawkmoth /ˈhɔːkmɒθ/

noun

1. Any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed  ( hawk moth , hawkmoth , hummingbird moth , sphingid , sphinx moth )
   any of various moths with long narrow forewings capable of powerful flight and hovering over flowers to feed
   
   

 savage savage /ˈsævɪdʒ/

adjective

1. () (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering  ( barbarous , fell , roughshod , brutal , cruel , savage , vicious )
   (of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
    A barbarous crime
   a barbarous crime
    Brutal beatings
   brutal beatings
    Cruel tortures
   cruel tortures
    Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks
   Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks
    A savage slap
   a savage slap
    Vicious kicks
   vicious kicks
   
2. () Without civilizing influences  ( barbarian , uncivilised [British] , uncivilized , barbaric , savage , wild )
   without civilizing influences
    Barbarian invaders
   barbarian invaders
    Barbaric practices
   barbaric practices
    A savage people
   a savage people
    Fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient
   fighting is crude and uncivilized especially if the weapons are efficient
    Wild tribes
   wild tribes
   
3. () Wild and menacing  ( feral , ferine , savage )
   wild and menacing
    A pack of feral dogs
   a pack of feral dogs
   
4. Marked by extreme and violent energy  ( savage , ferocious , furious , fierce )
   marked by extreme and violent energy
    A ferocious beating
   a ferocious beating
    Fierce fighting
   fierce fighting
    A furious battle
   a furious battle
   

noun

1. () A member of an uncivilized people  ( barbarian , savage )
   a member of an uncivilized people
    Historical accounts often described the indigenous tribes as savages, but this was a grave misrepresentation.
   Historical accounts often described the indigenous tribes as savages, but this was a grave misrepresentation.
   
   
2. A cruelly rapacious person  ( savage , wolf , beast , brute , wildcat [Informal] )
   a cruelly rapacious person
   

verb

1. Criticize harshly or violently  ( blast [Informal] , crucify , pillory , savage )
   criticize harshly or violently
    The press savaged the new President
   The press savaged the new President
    The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage
   The critics crucified the author for plagiarizing a famous passage
   
2. Attack brutally and fiercely  ( savage )
   attack brutally and fiercely
   

 north north /ˈnɔrθ/

adjective

1. () Situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north  ( north )
   situated in or facing or moving toward or coming from the north
    Artists like north light
   artists like north light
    The north portico
   the north portico
   

adverb

1. () In a northern direction  ( northerly , northwards , northward , north )
   in a northern direction
    They earn more up north
   they earn more up north
    Let's go north!
   Let's go north!
   

noun

1. () A location in the northern part of a country, region, or city  ( north )
   a location in the northern part of a country, region, or city
   
2. () The cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees  ( due north , N , northward , north )
   the cardinal compass point that is at 0 or 360 degrees
    The cold winds from the north signaled the beginning of winter.
   The cold winds from the north signaled the beginning of winter.
   
   
3. The direction in which a compass needle points  ( compass north , magnetic north , north )
   the direction in which a compass needle points
   
   
4. The direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point  ( north )
   the direction corresponding to the northward cardinal compass point
   

 North

1. () The region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line  ( Northern United States , North )
   the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
     They hiked to the North and stood at the northernmost point of the country.
   They hiked to the North and stood at the northernmost point of the country.
   
2. () The United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)  ( Union , North )
   the United States (especially the northern states during the American Civil War)
    He has visited every state in the Union
   he has visited every state in the Union
    Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union
   Lee hoped to detach Maryland from the Union
    The North's superior resources turned the scale
   the North's superior resources turned the scale
   
3. British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792)  ( Frederick North , North , Second Earl of Guilford )
   British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792)
   
   

 wet fly wet fly /wɛt flaɪ/

noun

1. Fisherman's fly that floats under the surface of the water  ( wet fly )
   fisherman's fly that floats under the surface of the water
    The angler chose a wet fly to better attract the trout.
   The angler chose a wet fly to better attract the trout.