beak

1. 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. Source: opted

2. n. A similar bill in other animals, as the turtles. Source: opted

3. n. The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects, and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera. Source: opted

4. n. The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve. Source: opted

5. n. The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal. Source: opted

6. n. Anything projecting or ending in a point, like a beak, as a promontory of land. Source: opted

7. 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. Source: opted

8. n. That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee. Source: opted

9. n. A continuous slight projection ending in an arris or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the water is thrown off. Source: opted

10. n. Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant. Source: opted

11. n. A toe clip. See Clip, n. (Far.). Source: opted

12. n. A magistrate or policeman. Source: opted

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