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 For instance, Puerto Rican anole lizards have developed longer limbs and larger toe pads for city life, and house finches show adapted beaks. — Scott Travers, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 The birds use their beaks to scoop up whatever comes their way. — John Lauritsen, CBS News, 25 June 2026 The birds unhinged their beaks as if to make a loud sound. — Literary Hub, 14 May 2026 These long, narrow flowers match the shape of the birds’ slender beaks and extendable tongues. — Erica Browne Grivas, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 May 2026 Those beaks tell a clear story about how these animals fed. — Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 24 Apr. 2026 The Giant Octopus Fossil That Unlocked Everything The discovery is based on giant octopus fossil evidence — specifically, fossilized beaks (jaws), which are the only hard parts of an octopus’s body and the only parts likely to survive over millions of years. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026 Rocks that could potentially be hiding the beaks were first embedded in resin to hold them together and then ground layer by layer with every individual slice photographed along the way. — Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026

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Noun

His supporters have clamped their mouths tighter than the federal budget for diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Since babies explore with their mouths, the balls could become a choking hazard.

— Sari Hitchins, Parents, 6 July 2026

Definition of mouths

Noun

In one scene, a pair of revellers dance naked just outside the fence of the Calvary Cemetery, thumbing their noses at the reaper while the Manhattan skyline towers in the distance.

— Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 4 July 2026
What made the difference was an angle here, a line there, small dimensional differences in eyes, noses, mouths.

— John Madson, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026

Definition of noses

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With their snouts, the pigs would feel each beat of my heart the way a human would feel a silver dollar that had been flipped in the air then caught in an open palm, flipped and caught, coming up heads or tails, whichever side had been called when the coin was at its apogee.

— Will Mackin, New Yorker, 28 June 2026
Many hot weather dogs have longer snouts.

— Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 29 May 2026

Definition of snouts

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Truth is, the coalition of Democratic AGs, along with others, have been in a variety of corporate collisions in the courts wth Trump and team.

— Dominic Patten, Deadline, 13 July 2026
As well, the machine's limited computer vision can’t address environmental situations like differing degrees of lighting conditions in outdoor courts, or varied ceiling heights in indoor gyms.

— Shirl Leigh July 13, New Atlas, 13 July 2026

Definition of courts

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Back on the bus, Carlo lay on the faux leather benches, watching the FIFA World Cup and black-and-white cowboy movies.

— Sarah D. Wire, USA Today, 11 July 2026
Think under-stair dog dens, laundry-room cat cubbies tucked next to the dryer for warmth, and litter box enclosures hidden inside custom benches with ventilation fans that exhaust odor outside.

— Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026