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 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.