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Meanings of beak in English

Russian
клюв
Portuguese
bico
Catalan
bec
Spanish
pico
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External anatomical structure found in birds, non-avian dinosaurs and some mammals.

Related terms
клюв
Portuguese
bocal
Catalan
nàpia

Informal terms for the nose.

bocal
Catalan
espicassar

To hit lightly with a picking motion.

espicassar

To not go to class without permission.

Usage of beak in English
1
The tits experienced no difficulty in ripping this off with the beak.
Birds of the Indian Hills
2
You will find the beak lying by the side of the body.
A Shepherd's Life: Impressions of the South Wiltshire Downs
3
And then my little bird-like beak would rise proudly in the air.
The Woman Thou Gavest Me; Being the Story of Mary O'Neill
4
And the bird was of green and yellow with a red beak.
Beyond
5
I take it to be a water rail, judging from the beak.
The Irish Times
6
The beak pushes it, the breast presses it, both inside and out.
The Life of the Spider
7
Organic farms certified by the Soil Association have already banned beak trimming.
The Guardian
8
The beak of the parrot, which it wipes, although it is clean.
Pascal's Pensées
9
The Eagle could not reach the Serpent, neither with beak nor claws.
The Aesop for Children / With pictures by Milo Winter
10
The feet are not feathered, and the legs and beak are shorter.
The Variation of Animals and Plants under Domestication — Volume...
11
One bird flew past me with a large paw in his beak.
Spirit of the Wolves
12
It held my dagger in its beak, and it spoke to me.
The Lair of Bones
13
Literally just the very point of the beak was into the rock!
Rock and Ice Magazine
14
And here he comes up again, with a fish in his beak.
Madam How and Lady Why; Or, First Lessons in Earth Lore for Chil...
15
He couldn't even speak to me because they had tied his beak.
Winter door
16
Then I drove my beak into the soft bank with quick plunges.
Stories of Birds
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Translations for beak
Russian
клюв
Spanish
pico
Beak through the time
Beak across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common
Ireland
Common