beak
noun /biːk/
/biːk/
- the hard pointed or curved outer part of a bird’s mouth synonym bill
enlarge image- The gull held the fish in its beak.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- short
- small
- large
- …
- open
- close
- (humorous) a person’s nose, especially when it is large and/or pointed
- (British English, old-fashioned, slang) a person in a position of authority, especially a judge
Word Originsenses 1 to 2 Middle English: from Old French bec, from Latin beccus, of Celtic origin.sense 3 late 18th cent.: probably from criminals' slang.