beak

English Thesaurus

1. horny projecting mouth of a bird (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	mouth,
definition	:	the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening (noun.body)

hyponym	:	cere,
definition	:	the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds (noun.animal)

part meronym	:	bird,
definition	:	warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings (noun.animal)

2. beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles) (noun.animal)

hypernym	:	mouth,
definition	:	the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening (noun.body)

3. informal terms for the nose (noun.body)

hypernym	:	nose, olfactory organ,
definition	:	the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals (noun.body)

domain region	:	america, the states, u.s., u.s.a., united states, united states of america, us, usa,
definition	:	North American republic containing 50 states - 48 conterminous states in North America plus Alaska in northwest North America and the Hawaiian Islands in the Pacific Ocean; achieved independence in 1776 (noun.location)

4. a beaklike, tapering tip on certain plant structures (noun.plant)

hypernym	:	tip,
definition	:	the extreme end of something; especially something pointed (noun.location)

5. hit lightly with a picking motion (verb.contact)

hypernym	:	strike,
definition	:	deliver a sharp blow, as with the hand, fist, or weapon (verb.contact)

6. horny projecting mouth of a bird (noun.animal)

derivation	:	peck, pick up,
definition	:	eat by pecking at, like a bird (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	beak, peck, pick, beak, peck, pick,
definition	:	hit lightly with a picking motion (verb.contact)

7. hit lightly with a picking motion (verb.contact)

derivation	:	beak, bill, neb, nib, pecker,
definition	:	horny projecting mouth of a bird (noun.animal)

derivation	:	beak,
definition	:	beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles) (noun.animal)

8. horny projecting mouth of a bird (noun.animal)

derivation	:	peck, pick up,
definition	:	eat by pecking at, like a bird (verb.consumption)

derivation	:	beak, peck, pick, beak, peck, pick,
definition	:	hit lightly with a picking motion (verb.contact)

9. hit lightly with a picking motion (verb.contact)

derivation	:	beak, bill, neb, nib, pecker,
definition	:	horny projecting mouth of a bird (noun.animal)

derivation	:	beak,
definition	:	beaklike mouth of animals other than birds (e.g., turtles) (noun.animal)