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beak

beak \'be-k\ \'be-kt\ n [ME bec, fr. OF, fr. L beccus, of Gaulish origin] 
   1a: the bill of a bird; esp : the bill of a bird of prey adapted fo r 
   striking and tearing 1b1: any of various rigid projecting mouth structures 
   (as of a turtle)  1b2: the elongated sucking mouth of some insects  1c: the 
   human nose  2: a pointed structure or formation  2a: a metal-pointed beam 
   projecting from the bow of an ancient galley for p iercing an enemy ship 
   2b: the spout of a vessel  2c: a continuous slight architectural projection 
   ending in an arris  2d: a process suggesting the beak of a bird  - beaked 
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