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Definitions for Beaklike

[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] Slang . a person's nose.
[5] Entomology . proboscis(def 3) .
[6] Botany . a narrowed or prolonged tip.
[7] Nautical . (formerly) a metal or metal-sheathed projection from the bow of a warship, used to ram enemy vessels; ram; rostrum.
[8] Typography . a serif on the arm of a character, as of a K.
[9] Also called bird's beak. Architecture . a pendant molding forming a drip, as on the soffit of a cornice.
[10] Chiefly British Slang . a judge; magistrate. a schoolmaster.
[11] the projecting jaws of a bird, covered with a horny sheath; bill
[12] any beaklike mouthpart in other animals, such as turtles
[13] slang a person's nose, esp one that is large, pointed, or hooked
[14] any projecting part, such as the pouring lip of a bucket
[15] architect the upper surface of a cornice, which slopes out to throw off water
[16] chem the part of a still or retort through which vapour passes to the condenser
[17] nautical another word for ram (def. 5)
[18] a Brit slang word for judge, magistrate, headmaster, schoolmaster

Words related to Beaklike

beaksnout, muzzle, proboscis, projection, nozzle, bill, prow, nib, neb, mandible, pecker

Words nearby Beaklike

beakbeady eye, beady-eyed, beagle, beaglehole, beagling, beak, beaked pelvis, beaked salmon, beaked whale, beaker, beaker cell

Origin of Beaklike

1175–1225; Middle English bec < Old French < Latin beccus < Gaulish

Other words from Beaklike

beaked [beekt, bee -kid] /bikt, ˈbi kɪd/ , adjective
beak·less , adjective
beak·like , adjective
beak·y , adjective
un·der·beak , noun

Word origin for Beaklike

C19: originally thieves' jargon

Synonyms for Beaklike

Roman-nosed, beaked, eaglelike, prominent