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Definition of Beak

Beak
Beak Beak (b[=e]k), n. [OE. bek, F. bec, fr. Celtic; cf. Gael. & Ir. bac, bacc, hook, W. bach.] 1. (Zo["o]l.) (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.) 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.) That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee. 5. (Arch.) 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.) Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant. 7. (Far.) A toe clip. See Clip, n. (Far.). 8. A magistrate or policeman. [Slang, Eng.]

Meaning of Beak from wikipedia

- beak, bill, or rostrum is an external anatomical structure found mostly in birds, but also in turtles, non-avian dinosaurs and a few mammals. A beak is...
- Beak (stylized as Beak>) is an English experimental electronic rock music band formed in 2007. Until September 2024, the band comprised Geoff Barrow (of...
- Look up beak in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A beak is an anatomical structure of birds and turtles, serving as the mouth and jaws. Beak may also refer...
- Beak trimming (also spelled as beak-trimming; informally as debeaking), or beak conditioning, is the partial removal of the beak of poultry, especially...
- Parrot's beak may refer to: Clianthus, a genus of flowering plants of New Zealand Lotus berthelotii, a perennial plant endemic to the Canary Islands Heliconia...
- The beak may also be referred to as the mandibles or jaws. These beaks are different from bird beaks because they crush bone while most bird beaks do not...
- had gl**** openings for the eyes and a curved beak shaped like a bird's beak with straps that held the beak in front of the doctor's nose. The mask had...
- Psittacine beak and feather disease (PBFD) is a viral disease affecting all Old World and New World parrots. The causative virus—Beak and feather disease...
- Beak 2 (stylized >> or Beak>>) is the second studio album by the British band Beak, released on 2 July 2012. Matt Williams — guitars, organ, synthesizers...
- from the Latin word aquilinus ("eagle-like"), an allusion to the curved beak of an eagle. While some have ascribed the aquiline nose to specific ethnic...