beak

noun

ˈbēk How to pronounce beak (audio)
Definition of beaknext
1
as in mouth
the jaws of a bird together with their hornlike covering the bird cracked the walnut shell with its beak and ate its nut

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2
as in nose
the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity the man's prominent beak gives him a somewhat aquiline appearance

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3
as in judge
chiefly British a public official having authority to decide questions of law received a stiff sentence from one of the harshest beaks in all of London

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Recent Examples of beak The beautiful double star Albireo — one bright yellow and the other a fainter blue — sits at the beak of Cygnus, the Swan. — Jamie Carter, Space.com, 24 July 2026 After that, the orca will use its beak to get at the remaining tissue. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2026 Echidnas have tiny faces with small eyes and a long nose, sometimes called a beak. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 16 July 2026 Outside, a gull tottered to the window and tapped its beak against the glass. — Literary Hub, 13 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for beak
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beak
  1. mouth
  2. nose
  3. judge
  4. mandible
  5. snout
  6. court
  7. muzzle
  8. bench
Noun
  • On top of the moving-camera-foamy-dark-mouth challenge, there was the plaque challenge.
    — Jenny Bailly, Allure, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Clean and sanitize surfaces these animals touch, and wash your hands thoroughly before handling food, touching common surfaces or touching your mouth or face.
    — Kimberly Baker, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
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  • To load cargo into the plane, its entire nose hinges wide open so the oversize load can slide right in.
    — Tariq Malik, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Star was placed on a tiny stretcher, with tubes hooked up to her wrist and nose.
    — Ruby Cramer, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of nose
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  • The judge issued his ruling at the conclusion of a court session Tuesday, which continued the preliminary hearing that was largely held over a week in early July before a nearly two-month recess to prepare for closing arguments.
    — Jack Birle, The Washington Examiner, 2 Sep. 2026
  • One of the owners is asking a judge to enforce a settlement agreement that would sell the hospitals to Insight and have the hospitals’ current CEO step down as leader of the facilities.
    — Lisa Schencker, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
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  • Their legs and mandibles may vary in lighter brown or orange colors.
    — Jane Kim, The Spruce, 24 May 2026
  • That same year, DNA analysis revealed that a tooth recovered from a mandible at one of the relevant archaeological sites was that of Captain James Fitzjames of the HMS Erebus.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Definition of mandible
Noun
  • Photos of the coyote taken from a distance show a large growth extending from the left eye to the end of Wendy’s snout.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Crocodiles have a long, pointed snout, while alligators' are wider and rounded at the end.
    — Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of snout
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  • The draw looks pretty good for Paul to get to a possible fourth-round matchup with defending champion Carlos Alcaraz, who is returning to the singles court for the first time since suffering a wrist injury in April.
    — Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • For many of her fans, the practice court offered a chance to see her up close for free.
    — Albert Samaha, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
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  • One way to tell 164 apart from the other bears in the area is the dark vertical indentation on his upper muzzle (or snout).
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Aug. 2026
  • This Sinestro's muzzle fuzz shares more in common with Mario than anything else.
    — Sergio Pereira, Space.com, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of muzzle
Noun
  • Rice had a side hustle as a vintage dealer and brought in plenty of pieces from the same era, including 1950s sofas by Peter Hvidt and Orla Mølgaard-Nielsen, a pair of 1970s blue suede armchairs, and benches from France with colorful bases.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026
  • After sleeping on a bus bench and a few trips to the hospital, Lugo landed at Holliday's Helping Hands, or HHH, a network of interim housing facilities started by nurse practitioner Katina Holliday.
    — Rina Nakano, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
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