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beak
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beak
(noun)
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beak
/
ˈ
biːk/
noun
plural
beaks
beak
/
ˈ
biːk/
noun
plural
beaks
Learner's definition of BEAK
[
count
]
1
:
the hard usually pointed parts that cover a bird's mouth
:
bill
the
beak
of a hawk
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—
see
picture
at
bird
2
informal + humorous
:
a person's nose
an actor with a big
beak
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— beaked
/
ˈ
biːkt/
adjective
a long-
beaked
bird
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