beak
n.
neb; horny jaws of a bird; snout; any item that has the shape of a beak or ends in a point; hooked nose (Slang); person's nose (Slang); (British Slang) magistrate; school principal
v.
peck, hit with little force in a picking motion
Beak
The beak, bill or rostrum is an external anatomical structure of
birds which, in addition to eating, is used for grooming, manipulating objects, killing prey, probing for food, courtship, and feeding their young. The term also refers to a similar mouthpart in some
cephalopods and
cetaceans.
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Beak
beak
Noun
1. beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
(hypernym) mouth
(derivation) peck, pick
2. horny projecting mouth of a bird
(synonym) bill, neb, nib, pecker
(hypernym) mouth
(part-holonym) bird
(derivation) peck, pick
3. informal terms for the nose
(synonym) honker, hooter, nozzle, snoot, snout, schnozzle, schnoz
(hypernym) nose, olfactory organ
(classification) United States, United States of America, America, US, U.S., USA, U.S.A.
Verb
1. hit lightly with a picking motion
(synonym) peck, pick
(hypernym) strike
Beak
(n.)
The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve.
(n.)
The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal.
(n.)
The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects, and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera.
(n.)
The bill or nib of a bird, consisting of a horny sheath, covering the jaws. The form varied much according to the food and habits of the bird, and is largely used in the classification of birds.
(n.)
That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee.
(n.)
Anything projecting or ending in a point, like a beak, as a promontory of land.
(n.)
Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant.
(n.)
A toe clip. See Clip, n. (Far.).
(n.)
A similar bill in other animals, as the turtles.
(n.)
A magistrate or policeman.
(n.)
A continuous slight projection ending in an arris or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the water is thrown off.
(n.)
A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, in order to pierce the vessel of an enemy; a beakhead.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
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