B2nounnaturescience
US/biːk/
UK/biːk/
the hard pointed part of a bird's mouth
In context
The bird carried a small twig in its beak.
Ducks have a wide, flat beak that helps them find food in water.
The parrot has a bright red beak and green feathers.
Words that go with beak
adjective + noun
- sharp beakThe eagle tore the fish apart with its sharp beak.
- curved beakThe bird has a long, curved beak.
- hooked beakOwls have a hooked beak for tearing meat.
verb + noun
- open its beakThe chick opened its beak and waited for food.
noun + preposition
- in its beakThe crow flew off with a nut in its beak.
verb + preposition
- peck with its beakA woodpecker pecks with its beak to find insects.