Definitions
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- adjective Resembling a
beak ; pointed
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective resembling the beak of a bird
Etymologies
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Examples
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The soft tissues of its snout have worn away, leaving the "beaklike" front of its jaw exposed.
Science 2009
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The soft tissues of its snout have worn away, leaving the "beaklike" front of its jaw exposed.
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The soft tissues of its snout have worn away, leaving the "beaklike" front of its jaw exposed.
December 2008 2008
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The soft tissues of its snout have worn away, leaving the "beaklike" front of its jaw exposed.
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They go "questing" for blood donors, spearing their victims with a "beaklike projection" and drawing a "quantity of blood that is a hundred times their 'empty' weight."
Tug-of-War With Nature Dave Shiflett 2011
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A Kansas engineer with wire-rimmed glasses perched always on his beaklike nose, Smith envisioned Donovan having a small $1 million a year operation; he was shocked when in two months Donovan was demanding ten times that much.
Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011
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A Kansas engineer with wire-rimmed glasses perched always on his beaklike nose, Smith envisioned Donovan having a small $1 million a year operation; he was shocked when in two months Donovan was demanding ten times that much.
Wild Bill Donovan Douglas Waller 2011
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He sat like a king on a throne, his beaklike nose high in the air, introducing his wives.
The Season of Risks Susan Hubbard 2010
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He sat like a king on a throne, his beaklike nose high in the air, introducing his wives.
The Season of Risks Susan Hubbard 2010
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It was a sleek black Concorde-like jetliner with a sharp beaklike nose and missiles on its wings.
THE 5 GREATEST WARRIORS MATTHEW REILLY 2010
vanishedone commented on the word beaklike
Learnt from WeirdNet: for usage see its treatment of beak.
August 15, 2008