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beak
[ beek ]
noun
- 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.
beak
1/ ²ú¾±Ë°ìt; ²ú¾±Ë°ì /
noun
- 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
beak
2/ ²ú¾±Ë°ì /
noun
Derived Forms
- ˈ²ú±ð²¹°ìËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
- ˈ²ú±ð²¹°ì²â, adjective
- beaked, adjective
- ˈ²ú±ð²¹°ì±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- beaked [beekt, bee, -kid], adjective
- ²ú±ð²¹°ìl±ð²õ²õ adjective
- ²ú±ð²¹°ìl¾±°ì±ð adjective
- ²ú±ð²¹°ìy adjective
- ³Ü²Ôd±ð°ù·²ú±ð²¹°ì noun
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of beak1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of beak1
Origin of beak2
Example Sentences
Thousands who have been watching the eagles’ nest on a webcam got to see a hatchling emerge, with glimpses of tiny feathers and a beak appearing Monday night.
Pipping is when a baby bird uses its beak to crack open its shell, and a pip watch is the online vigil and hoopla surrounding that activity.
Pipping is when a baby bird uses its beak to crack open its shell, and pip watch is the online vigil and hoopla surrounding that activity.
Jay Cowen, from the trust, told BBC Radio Cornwall it was believed the whale was either a Cuvier's beaked whale or a northern bottlenose.
Through previous projects, Armstrong became aware of oral traditions that told of how ancient humans cultivated beaked hazelnut.
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