kite vs hawk

kite and hawk both are nouns.

kite and hawk both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
kite	Yes	No	Yes	No
hawk	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, hawk is a hypernym of kite; that is, hawk is a word with a broader meaning than kite:

kite: any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals
hawk: diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail

kite (noun)	hawk (noun)
any of several small graceful hawks of the family Accipitridae having long pointed wings and feeding on insects and small animals	diurnal bird of prey typically having short rounded wings and a long tail
plaything consisting of a light frame covered with tissue paper; flown in wind at end of a string	a square board with a handle underneath; used by masons to hold or carry mortar
a bank check drawn on insufficient funds at another bank in order to take advantage of the float	an advocate of an aggressive policy on foreign relations
a bank check that has been fraudulently altered to increase its face value

kite (verb)	hawk (verb)
fly a kite	clear mucus or food from one's throat
soar or fly like a kite	hunt with hawks
get credit or money by using a bad check	sell or offer for sale from place to place
increase the amount (of a check) fraudulently

Difference between kite and hawk

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