| 单词 | beak |
| 释义 | beak —beaked /beekt, bee"kid/, adj. —beakless, adj. —beaklike, adj. —beaky, adj. /beek/, n. 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. Entomol. proboscis (def. 3). 6. Bot. a narrowed or prolonged tip. 7. Naut. (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. Archit. a pendant molding forming a drip, as on the soffit of a cornice. 10. Chiefly Brit. Slang. a. a judge; magistrate. b. a schoolmaster. [1175-1225; ME bec < OF < L beccus < Gaulish] |
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