Beak(n.)
- The bill or nib of a bird, consisting of a horny sheath, covering the jaws. The form varied much according to the food and habits of the bird, and is largely used in the classification of birds.
Beak(n.)
- A similar bill in other animals, as the turtles.
Beak(n.)
- The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects, and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera.
Beak(n.)
- The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve.
Beak(n.)
- The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal.
Beak(n.)
- Anything projecting or ending in a point, like a beak, as a promontory of land.
Beak(n.)
- A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, in order to pierce the vessel of an enemy; a beakhead.
Beak(n.)
- That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee.
Beak(n.)
- A continuous slight projection ending in an arris or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the water is thrown off.
Beak(n.)
- Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant.