beak

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

beak [beak beaks] BrE [biːk] NAmE [biːk] noun
1. the hard pointed or curved outer part of a bird's mouth
Syn: ↑bill
• The gull held the fish in its beak.
2. (humorous)a person's nose, especially when it is large and/or pointed
3. (old-fashioned, BrE, slang)a person in a position of authority, especially a judge

Word Origin:
senses 1 to 2 Middle English Old French bec Latin beccus Celtic sense 3 late 18th cent.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  honker, hooter, nozzle, snoot, snout, schnozzle, schnoz, bill, neb, nib, pecker, peck, pick