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Beaklike

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Adjective

1. beaklike

resembling the beak of a bird

Example Sentences:
'a grizzled man with a beaklike nose'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Beaklike

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noun
1. 
the projecting jaws of a bird, covered with a horny sheath; bill
2. 
any beaklike mouthpart in other animals, such as turtles
3. slang
a person's nose, esp one that is large, pointed, or hooked
4. 
any projecting part, such as the pouring lip of a bucket
5. architecture
the upper surface of a cornice, which slopes out to throw off water
6. chemistry
the part of a still or retort through which vapour passes to the condenser
7. nautical another word for ram (sense 5)
noun
a Brit slang word for judge, magistrate, headmaster, schoolmaster

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Beaklike

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noun
1. 
a bird's bill, esp. the large, sharp, horny bill of a bird of prey
2. 
a beaklike part or thing, as the protruding mouthpart of various insects, fishes, etc., or the spout of a pitcher
3. 
the metal-covered ram projecting from the prow of an ancient warship
4.  Slang
the nose, esp. if large and hooked
5.  Architecture
the outward-sloping upper surface of the drip of a cornice, by which water is directed away from the wall beneath

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