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synonyms for nighthawks
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
On this page you'll find 17 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to nighthawks, such as: debauchee, degenerate, good-for-nothing, lecher, libertine, and nighthawk.
How to use nighthawks in a sentence
The nighthawks swooped in the pale zenith with the twang of smitten chords.
EARTH'S ENIGMASCHARLES G. D. ROBERTSLike their eastern congeners, the western nighthawks are fond of "booming."
BIRDS OF THE ROCKIESLEANDER SYLVESTER KEYSERWhile the dusk folded them close and the nighthawks swooped from afar, the Happy Family gathered round and watched them fight.
THE HAPPY FAMILYBERTHA MUZZY BOWERSimilar to No. 420b, but still paler, white and buff prevailing on back and scapulars; palest of our Nighthawks.
COLOR KEY TO NORTH AMERICAN BIRDSFRANK M. CHAPMANPrimaries blackish with a white bar and no rusty spots; darkest of our Nighthawks.
COLOR KEY TO NORTH AMERICAN BIRDSFRANK M. CHAPMANWith you, Riggs, and the rest of the new recruits, we will meet these nighthawks and clip their wings.
OLD BROADBRIM INTO THE HEART OF AUSTRALIAAUTHOR OF "OLD BROADBRIM"Nighthawks in search of food darted in erratic flight, uttering their peculiar booming notes.
DESERT CONQUESTA. M. CHISHOLMAt this time too, the grackles perch upon the roofs, and nighthawks and whippoor-wills are heard overhead in the dusky twilights.
BIRDS AND ALL NATURE, VOL. VI, NO. 2, SEPTEMBER 1899VARIOUSBut the nighthawks which soar and boom above our city streets, whence come they?
THE LOG OF THE SUNWILLIAM BEEBETo be sure, I have heard nighthawks say it every summer for years, but I can't say it myself.
BIRD STORIESEDITH M. PATCH