BEAK

beak, bill, neb, nib, pecker

(noun) horny projecting mouth of a bird

beak

(noun) beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)

beak, honker, hooter, nozzle, snoot, snout, schnozzle, schnoz

(noun) informal terms for the nose

beak

(noun) a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures

peck, pick, beak

(verb) hit lightly with a picking motion

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

beak (plural beaks)

Anatomical uses.

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, turtle, etc.

The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera.

The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve.

The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal.

(botany) Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant.

Figurative uses.

Anything projecting or ending in a point like a beak, such as a promontory of land.

(architecture) A continuous slight projection ending in an arris or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the water is thrown off.

(farriery) A toe clip.

(nautical) That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee.

(nautical) A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, used as a ram to pierce the vessel of an enemy; a beakhead.

(entomology) Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Libythea, notable for the beak-like elongation on their heads.

Colloquial uses.

(slang) The human nose, especially one that is large and pointed.

(slang, British) A justice of the peace, magistrate, headmaster or other person of authority.

(slang, Southern English) cocaine.

Synonyms

• (rigid structure projecting from a bird's face): bill

• (human nose): honker, schnozzle

Verb

beak (third-person singular simple present beaks, present participle beaking, simple past and past participle beaked)

(transitive) Strike with the beak.

(transitive) Seize with the beak.

(intransitive, Northern Ireland) To play truant.

Synonyms

• (play truant): See also play truant

Anagrams

• Baek, bake, beka

Source: Wiktionary

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Beak, n. Etym: [OE. bek, F. bec, fr. Celtic; cf. Gael. & Ir. bac, bacc, hook, W. bach.]

Definition: 1. (Zoöl.) (a) 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. (b) A similar bill in other animals, as the turtles. (c) The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects, and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera. (d) The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve. (e) The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal.

2. Anything projecting or ending in a point, like a beak, as a promontory of land. Carew.

3. (Antiq.)

Definition: 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.

4. (Naut.)

Definition: That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee.

5. (Arch.)

Definition: A continuous slight projection ending in an arris or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the water is thrown off.

6. (Bot.)

Definition: Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant.

7. (Far.)

Definition: A toe clip. See Clip, n. (Far.).

8. A magistrate or policeman. [Slang, Eng.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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