Thesaurus results for BEAKS

beaks

noun

plural of beak

as in mandibles

the jaws of a bird together with their hornlike covering the bird cracked the walnut shell with its beak and ate its nut

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as in noses

the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity the man's prominent beak gives him a somewhat aquiline appearance

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as in judges

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

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Recent Examples of beaks Shorebirds and seagulls waded along a sandbar, poking their beaks into the sand to hunt for food. —

Max Chesnes, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2026 Put beaks on the helmets, you cowards. —

Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 13 Jan. 2026 But their beaks changed shape during the pandemic, a surprising shift that could be a case of rapid evolution. —

Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 12 Jan. 2026 During the lockdown period, however, juncos – which are small, gray sparrows – born in the city developed longer, more slender beaks that closely resembled birds living in nearby non-urban habitats. —

New Atlas, 11 Jan. 2026 The size and shape of their beaks is an influence. —

Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2025 Which birds have the longest beaks or bills? —

Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025 To keep the cattle and other animals away, the owls will huddle together, clacking their beaks to mimic rattlesnakes, which cattle instinctively know to avoid. —

Regina Elling, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Oct. 2025 Frigate birds began to glide past us, their spearlike beaks and thin, angular wings giving them the prehistoric appearance of pterodactyls. —

Simon Willis, Travel + Leisure, 5 Oct. 2025

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Will influencers start selling high-end neti pots to clean out our sinuses in the hopes of shrinking our noses?

— Georgia Casey, Allure, 6 Feb. 2026
So many kids see adults with their noses in their phones in public places, and Kid VPs helped create a video about the importance of looking up.

— Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 6 Feb. 2026