Definition of beak

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Beak (n.) 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..

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Peck :: Peck (v.) To make, by striking with the beak or a pointed instrument; as, to peck a hole in a tree..
Beaked :: Beaked (a.) Having a beak or a beaklike point; beak-shaped.
Beak :: Beak (n.) Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant..
Snipefish :: Snipefish (n.) A long, slender deep-sea fish (Nemichthys scolopaceus) with a slender beak..
Rostrum :: Rostrum (n.) The beak, or sucking mouth parts, of Hemiptera..
Rook :: Rook (n.) A European bird (Corvus frugilegus) resembling the crow, but smaller. It is black, with purple and violet reflections. The base of the beak and the region around it are covered with a rough, scabrous skin, which in old birds is whitish. It is gregarious in its habits. The name is also applied to related Asiatic species..
Preen :: Preen (n.) To dress with, or as with, a preen; to trim or dress with the beak, as the feathers; -- said of birds..
Tube-nosed :: Tube-nosed (a.) Having the nostrils prolonged in the form of horny tubes along the sides of the beak; -- said of certain sea birds.
Grosbeak :: Grosbeak (n.) One of various species of finches having a large, stout beak. The common European grosbeak or hawfinch is Coccothraustes vulgaris..
Rostelliform :: Rostelliform (a.) Having the form of a rostellum, or small beak..
Crane''s-bill :: Crane's-bill (n.) A pair of long-beaked forceps.
Soosoo :: Soosoo (n.) A kind of dolphin (Platanista Gangeticus) native of the river Ganges; the Gangetic dolphin. It has a long, slender, somewhat spatulate beak..
Openbill :: Openbill (n.) A bird of the genus Anastomus, allied to the stork; -- so called because the two parts of the bill touch only at the base and tip. One species inhabits India, another Africa. Called also open-beak. See Illust. (m), under Beak..
Gonydial :: Gonydial (a.) Pertaining to the gonys of a bird's beak.
Beck :: Beck (n.) See Beak.
Rostrum :: Rostrum (n.) The beak or head of a ship.
Falcon :: Falcon (n.) One of a family (Falconidae) of raptorial birds, characterized by a short, hooked beak, strong claws, and powerful flight..
Beak :: Beak (n.) A magistrate or policeman.
Rostriform :: Rostriform (a.) Having the form of a beak.
Horn :: Horn (n.) A drinking cup, or beaker, as having been originally made of the horns of cattle..
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