English noun: beak | |||
1. | beak (animal) beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles) | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mouth | ||
2. | beak (animal) horny projecting mouth of a bird | ||
Synonyms | bill, neb, nib, pecker | ||
Broader (hypernym) | mouth | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | cere | ||
Part meronym | bird | ||
3. | beak (plant) a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures | ||
Broader (hypernym) | tip | ||
4. | beak (body) informal terms for the nose | ||
Synonyms | honker, hooter, nozzle, schnoz, schnozzle, snoot, snout | ||
Broader (hypernym) | nose, olfactory organ | ||
Domain region | America, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA | ||
English verb: beak | |||
1. | beak (contact) hit lightly with a picking motion | ||
Synonyms | peck, pick | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody PP. Somebody ----s something PP | ||
Broader (hypernym) | strike | ||