Definizione monolingua

beak

beak (third-person singular simple present beaks, present participle beaking, simple past and past participle beaked)

1. (transitive) strike with the beak.
2. (transitive) seize with the beak.

beak (plural beaks)

1. A rigid structure projecting from the front of a birds face, used for pecking, grooming and for eating food.
2. A similar structure forming the jaws of an octopus.
3. (nautical) The metal point fixed on the bows of a war galley, used as a ram.
4. (slang) A justice of the peace, magistrate, headmaster or other person of authority.

   Hes up before the beak again tomorrow.

   I clappd my peepers full of tears, and so the old beak set me free; I began to weep, and the judge set me free.

5. (slang) The human nose, especially one that is large and pointed.

Definizione dizionario beak

	becco
	structure projecting from a bird's face
	External anatomical structure of birds which is used for taking food and for eating.

	bocca
	L'apertura di un essere umano che serve alla nutrizione.
	The opening of a creature through which food is ingested.

beccuccio

insegnant

magistrato

naso adunco

rostro

Altri significati:

(transitive) strike with the beak.

(nautical) The metal point fixed on the bows of a war galley, used as a ram.

(transitive) seize with the beak.

(slang) A justice of the peace, magistrate, headmaster or other person of authority.

(slang) The human nose, especially one that is large and pointed.

similar structure in an octopus

A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming and for eating food.

A similar structure forming the jaws of an octopus.