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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 | ||
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