beaknoun [ C ]
uk/biːk/us/biːk/beak noun [ C ] (BIRD'S MOUTH)
C1 the hard, pointed part of a bird's mouth:
Birds use their beaks to pick up food.
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The head & neck of non-human animals
- antler
- bill
- cockscomb
- comb
- crest
- crested
- crop
- dewlap
- horn
- horned
- jaw
- maw
- muzzle
- neck
- nose
- pouch
- proboscis
- scruff
- snout
- sucker
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beak noun [ C ] (NOSE)
informal a large nose:
He'd be handsome if it wasn't for that huge beak of his.
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The head & face
- -cheeked
- -chinned
- -faced
- chin
- countenance
- dimple
- facial
- facies
- frontalis
- hairline
- mandible
- nape
- neck
- nose
- nucha
- nuchal
- pes anserinus
- splenius
- temple
- temporal
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beak noun [ C ] (JUDGE)
UK old-fashioned slang a judge
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Judges & juries
- challenge
- chief justice
- court of inquiry
- dismiss
- empanel
- favour
- foreman
- instruct
- judge
- jurist
- juror
- jury service
- justice
- Justice of the Peace
- rule
- set sth aside
- sheriff
- sum
- sum up
- worship
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