Beak
11beak — [bēk] n. [ME bek < OFr bec < L beccus < Gaul] 1. a bird s bill, esp. the large, sharp, horny bill of a bird of prey 2. a beaklike part or thing, as the protruding mouthpart of various insects, fishes, etc., or the spout of a pitcher 3.… …
12Beak — For other uses, see Beak (disambiguation). Comparison of bird beaks, displaying different shapes adapted to different feeding methods. Not to scale. The beak, bill or rostrum is an external anatomical structure of birds which is used for eating… …
13beak — n 1. the nose. Beak has been used in this obvious sense since at least the begin ning of the 19th century, although other terms, such as hooter, bugle, conk, etc. are more popular. In Irish speech the word is also used for the mouth or face. 2. a …
14beak — 1. noun a) A rigid structure projecting from the front of a birds face, used for pecking, grooming and for eating food. Hes up before the beak again tomorrow. b) A si …
15beak — [13] English acquired beak via Old French bec from Latin beccus, which was probably borrowed from some Gaulish word (the original Latin word for ‘beak’ was rostrum). The Roman historian Suetonius (c. 69–140 AD) tells of one Antonius Primus, a… …
16beak — [13] English acquired beak via Old French bec from Latin beccus, which was probably borrowed from some Gaulish word (the original Latin word for ‘beak’ was rostrum). The Roman historian Suetonius (c. 69–140 AD) tells of one Antonius Primus, a… …
17beak — beaked /beekt, bee kid/, adj. beakless, adj. beaklike, adj. beaky, adj. /beek/, n. 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… …
18beak — n. [OF. bec, beak] 1. Anything projecting and ending in a point. 2. (ARTHROPODA) a. In Chelicerata, the gnathosome of acarines. b. In Crustacea, the anteroventral projection of the free margin of the carapace; not equivalent to rostrum. c. In… …
19beak — [[t]bi͟ːk[/t]] beaks N COUNT A bird s beak is the hard curved or pointed part of its mouth. ...a black bird with a yellow beak. Syn: bill …
20beak */ — UK [biːk] / US [bɪk] noun [countable] Word forms beak : singular beak plural beaks 1) the hard curved or pointed part of a bird s mouth 2) British informal old fashioned a judge …
