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Noun
/bēk/,
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beaks, plural;
  1. A bird's horny projecting jaws; a bill

  2. The similar horny projecting jaw of other animals, e.g., a turtle or squid

  3. A person's nose, esp. a hooked one
    • - she can't wait to stick her beak in
  4. A projection at the prow of an ancient warship, typically shaped to resemble the head of a bird or other animal, used to pierce the hulls of enemy ships

  1. (beak) beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
  2. (beak) peck: hit lightly with a picking motion
  3. (beak) horny projecting mouth of a bird
  4. (beak) a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures
  5. (beak) informal terms for the nose
  6. The beak, bill or rostrum is an external anatomical structure of birds which is used for eating and for grooming, manipulating objects, killing prey, probing for food, courtship and feeding young. ...
  7. BEAK> is a U.K. based band consisting of Geoff Barrow (of Portishead) with Billy Fuller (Fuzz Against Junk) and Matt Williams (Team Brick).
  8. (Beak (comics)) Barnell Bohusk, currently known as Blackwing, formerly known as Beak, is a fictional character associated with the X-Men and its spinoff the Exiles. Beak first appeared in New X-Men #117 and was created by Grant Morrison and Ethan Van Sciver.
  9. (The Beak (Phineas and Ferb)) "The Beak" is the ninety-seventh aired episode of the American animated television series Phineas and Ferb as part of the second season. It aired on Disney XD on March 8, 2010 and Disney Channel on March 12, 2010 . ...
  10. (beak) A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming and for eating food; A similar structure forming the jaws of an octopus; The metal point fixed on the bows of a war galley, used as a ram; A justice of the peace, magistrate, headmaster or other ...
  11. (beak) a prominent terminal projection, especially of a carpel or fruit. adj. beaked
  12. (beak) is the elongated part of the mouth and jaws(the snout) on beaked whales and some dolphins
  13. (BEAK) The upper and lower mandibles in front of the parrot’s mouth. The beak is used for many important purposes, the least of which is aggressive biting. The beak is not just a piece of hard plastic-like material. ...
  14. (BEAK) Hard or bony mouthparts on chelonians
  15. (Beak) (BEEK) -- A long pronounced point, said of the stigma projection that forms the rostellum.
  16. (Beak) A short to elongated, more or less cylindrical, distal seedless part of the achene in some Compositae. A beak may be erect or more or less bent. Pappus elements are often borne at distal tip of the beak (e.g., Taraxacum, Chaptalia).
  17. (Beak) A slender terminal process, usually abruptly differentiated from the general outline of the organ from which it originates.
  18. (Beak) A tube, usually tapered, attached to a vessel to allow the exit of its contents.
  19. (Beak) Another name for a bird's bill. The beak of the Purple Martin is shiny black in color and has a shape typical of those species adapted to catching flying insects (i.e., broad and flattened).
  20. (Beak) Any notable prolongation of the front of the head; a snout.
  21. (Beak) Bones of the upper and lower jaw covered with horny keratin. Also known as bill, and by anatomists as the rostrum.
  22. (Beak) Budgie's beaks are made up of two parts. They have the upper mandible and the lower mandible. Opposite of humans, these birds can move their upper mandible while humans can only move their lower jaw. A substance called keratin covers the bone that makes up the beak. ...
  23. (Beak) Colloquial expression for the protruding mouthpart structures of a sucking insect (= proboscis).
  24. (Beak) Overhang, or upper-hang at the end of the stroke of certain capital letterforms, such as 'E' and 'T'.
  25. (Beak) The hard mouthpart of a birdAn animal that has wings and is covered with feathers. Birds have a backbone, are warm-blooded, produce young from eggs, and walk on their two legs. Most can fly. and some other animals. The beakThe hard mouthpart of a bird and some other animals. ...