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 To guard against birds, the lizards use the sharp horns on the back of their heads to stab at predators that try to seize them in their beaks. — Rj MacKenzie, Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2026 Yet before the crows could be digitally designed, they were sculpted, and the character department built different parts of the crow — feathers, beaks, eyes and feet — to be scanned. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026 The forest echoes with the calls of seabirds, like red-footed boobies, large birds with bright blue beaks and signature red feet. — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026 The eagles fuss obsessively with their habitat, waddling around on their huge, scaly reptilian feet, moving sticks to and fro with their bony beaks. — Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026 One suggestion is to get a plastic keyboard cover to keep their beaks away from the keys themselves (although, as many in the thread also point out, parrots are smart enough to just take that cover off to get to the sweet, sweet keys underneath). — John Higgins, The Verge, 18 Aug. 2026 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

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Noun

Dentists recommend twice daily to keep those minerals around in our mouths.

— Rachel Carlson, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
Which means that there’s less anxiety over funding — unlike in Europe where their big mouths haven’t stopped writing checks.

— Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of mouths

Noun

Other tests employ cheaper and more portable electronic noses, which are made of a series of sensors that can pick out various molecules.

— Marta Zaraaska, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026
Considering that deer live by their noses, Woods has a logical theory about why deer are most active at dawn and dusk.

— Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of noses

Noun

The appeals judges pressed both sides about the matter and the specifics of Hicks' testimony.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
The verdict and sentence was delivered by eight judges at Italy’s highest criminal court, the prima Corte d’Assise, in Rome.

— Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of judges

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The species is distinguished by relatively large ears and broad snouts covered with fine hairs.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026
Halligan said breeds with short snouts like Bulldogs, Bullmastiffs and Pekingese pups are at greater risk, so are overweight animals and dogs with dark fur.

— Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of snouts

Noun

The 6-foot-9, 240-pound Purdue transfer, cleared by the courts to play courtesy of a preliminary injunction in a lawsuit against the NCAA, came off the bench to score nine points on 4-of-5 shooting.

— Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
Veterans Park will see two tennis courts fully rebuilt and its basketball courts replaced.

— Steve Zalusky, Chicago Tribune, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of courts

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Throughout the yard is plenty of seating, both tables and chairs for entertaining and benches for contemplation — although Julie noted that there have been times they’ve been inundated with mosquitos.

— Caron Golden, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
That’s 15 bench threes from three players in two losses, though Brown said after the loss in Philadelphia opposing benches aren’t at the top of the list of worries.

— Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 1 Nov. 2026