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beak

[ beek ]

noun

  1. the bill of a bird; neb.
  2. any similar horny mouthpart in other animals, as the turtle or duckbill.
  3. anything beaklike or ending in a point, as the spout of a pitcher.
  4. Slang. a person's nose.
  5. Entomology. proboscis ( def 3 ).
  6. Botany. a narrowed or prolonged tip.
  7. Nautical. (formerly) a metal or metal-sheathed projection from the bow of a warship, used to ram enemy vessels; ram; rostrum.
  8. Typography. a serif on the arm of a character, as of a K.
  9. Also called bird's beak. Architecture. a pendant molding forming a drip, as on the soffit of a cornice.
  10. Chiefly British Slang.
    1. a judge; magistrate.
    2. a schoolmaster.


beak

1

/ ²ú¾±Ë°ìt; ²ú¾±Ë°ì /

noun

  1. the projecting jaws of a bird, covered with a horny sheath; bill
  2. any beaklike mouthpart in other animals, such as turtles
  3. slang.
    a person's nose, esp one that is large, pointed, or hooked
  4. any projecting part, such as the pouring lip of a bucket
  5. architect the upper surface of a cornice, which slopes out to throw off water
  6. chem the part of a still or retort through which vapour passes to the condenser
  7. nautical another word for ram
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

beak

2

/ ²ú¾±Ë°ì /

noun

  1. a Brit slang word for judge magistrate headmaster schoolmaster
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ²ú±ð²¹°ìËŒ±ô¾±°ì±ð, adjective
  • ˈ²ú±ð²¹°ì²â, adjective
  • beaked, adjective
  • ˈ²ú±ð²¹°ì±ô±ð²õ²õ, adjective
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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
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of beak1

1175–1225; Middle English bec < Old French < Latin beccus < Gaulish
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of beak1

C13: from Old French bec , from Latin beccus , of Gaulish origin

Origin of beak2

C19: originally thieves' jargon
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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Through previous projects, Armstrong became aware of oral traditions that told of how ancient humans cultivated beaked hazelnut.

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