beak

• beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles)
• horny projecting mouth of a bird
• a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures
• informal terms for the nose
• hit lightly with a picking motion
• 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
• A similar bill in other animals, as the turtles
• 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
• Anything projecting or ending in a point, like a beak, as a promontory of land
• 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
• That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee
• A continuous slight projection ending in an arris or narrow fillet
• Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant
• A toe clip
• A magistrate or policeman

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