Synonyms of beak

beak

noun

ˈbēk 

1

as in mouth

the jaws of a bird together with their hornlike covering

the bird cracked the walnut shell with its beak and ate its nut

Synonyms & Similar Words

• mouth
• mandible
• muzzle
• bill
• maw
• nib
• neb
• maxilla

2

as in nose

the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity

the man's prominent beak gives him a somewhat aquiline appearance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nose
• snout
• proboscis
• nozzle
• honker
• conk
• schnozzle
• smeller
• schnoz
• neb
• snoot
• pug
• pugnose

3

as in judge

chiefly British a public official having authority to decide questions of law

received a stiff sentence from one of the harshest beaks in all of London

Synonyms & Similar Words

• judge
• court
• bench
• magistrate
• jurist
• chief justice
• circuit judge
• justice
• adjudicator
• squire
• justice of the peace
• auditor
• master
• jurisconsult
• jurisprudent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of beak

Both are drawn from Spanish auteurist designer Jaime Hayon’s arresting sense of design – a protagonist with a beak nose, shiny colors, an avoidance of sharp angles – which recreates over a century of Spanish design and architecture. — John Hopewell, Variety, 18 June 2026

Since a hummingbird will only access the feeder spout with its long beak, any food residue anywhere else on the feeder could be an invitation to ants or other insects. — Peg Aloi, The Spruce, 4 June 2026

While the researchers found the strongest magnetic signal in the pigeons' livers, such immune cells have also been spotted in other areas including the beak and spleen. — ABC News, 28 May 2026

One is a compass-like mechanism, whereby the Earth exerts a pull on magnetic particles in a bird’s upper beak that relays directional information via a large nerve in the cranium. — ArsTechnica, 28 May 2026