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   beak

   /biːk/

   noun

   • 1. a bird's horny projecting jaws; a bill: "a parent bird with a caterpillar in its beak" Similar billnibmandibleneb
   • ▪ the horny projecting jaw of animals other than birds, for example a turtle or squid.
   • ▪ a person's nose: "she can't wait to stick her beak in"
   • ▪ a projection at the prow of an ancient warship, typically shaped to resemble the head of a bird or other animal, used to pierce the hulls of enemy ships.

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French bec, from Latin beccus, of Celtic origin.

   Derivatives

   • 1. beaked adjective
   • 2. beaklike adjective

   Scrabble Points: 10

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