beak: Meaning and Definition of

beak

1. the bill of a bird; neb.
2. any similar horny mouthpart in other animals, as the turtle or duckbill.
3. anything beaklike or ending in a point, as the spout of a pitcher.
4. a person's nose.
5. proboscis (def. 3).
6. a narrowed or prolonged tip.
7. (formerly) a metal or metal-sheathed projection from the bow of a warship, used to ram enemy vessels; ram; rostrum.
8. a serif on the arm of a character, as of a K.
9. Also calleda pendant molding forming a drip, as on the soffit of a cornice.
1. a judge; magistrate.
2. a schoolmaster.