beak
the bill of a bird; neb.
any similar horny mouthpart in other animals, as the turtle or duckbill.
anything beaklike or ending in a point, as the spout of a pitcher.
Slang. a person's nose.
Entomology. proboscis (def. 3).
Botany. a narrowed or prolonged tip.
Nautical. (formerly) a metal or metal-sheathed projection from the bow of a warship, used to ram enemy vessels; ram; rostrum.
Typography. a serif on the arm of a character, as of a K.
Also called bird's beak. Architecture. a pendant molding forming a drip, as on the soffit of a cornice.
Chiefly British Slang.
a judge; magistrate.
a schoolmaster.
Origin of beak
1Other words from beak
- beaked [beekt, bee-kid], /bikt, ˈbi kɪd/, adjective
- beakless, adjective
- beaklike, adjective
- beaky, adjective
- un·der·beak, noun
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How to use beak in a sentence
Each is tasked with eating two fetuses (tiny beaks, feathers, and claws included), but only one can finish the challenge.
‘Fear Factor’ Donkey Semen, More Gross Things Eaten on TV (Video) | Melissa Leon | February 3, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTSome would stand in a ring round her feet waiting for the crumbs to fall into their beaks.
Child Life In Town And Country | Anatole FranceThe crows had ripped his clothes to ribbons with their tremendous beaks, and lacerated the flesh and picked out the eyes.
It Is Never Too Late to Mend | Charles ReadeThe majority of them had greyish-yellow bodies, with yellow beaks and pink ruffs, and they were not at all afraid of me.
The Adventures of Louis de Rougemont | Louis de RougemontOne pair of sharp beaks caught him on the tip of his nose and made him squeal, and another nipped the back of his head.
Bumper, The White Rabbit | George Ethelbert Walsh
Boggs leaped on him, trying to push Wayne down where the beaks could get to him.
The Judas Valley | Gerald Vance
British Dictionary definitions for beak (1 of 2)
/ (biːk) /
the projecting jaws of a bird, covered with a horny sheath; bill
any beaklike mouthpart in other animals, such as turtles
slang a person's nose, esp one that is large, pointed, or hooked
any projecting part, such as the pouring lip of a bucket
architect the upper surface of a cornice, which slopes out to throw off water
chem the part of a still or retort through which vapour passes to the condenser
nautical another word for ram (def. 5)
Origin of beak
1Derived forms of beak
- beaked (biːkt), adjective
- beakless, adjective
- beaklike, adjective
- beaky, adjective
British Dictionary definitions for beak (2 of 2)
/ (biːk) /
a Brit slang word for judge, magistrate, headmaster, schoolmaster
Origin of beak
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