English-Thai Dictionary

beak

N จง อย ปาก นก  bill ja-ngoi-pak

 

beaked

ADJ ซึ่ง มี จง อย ปาก  sueng-mi-ja-ngoi-pak

 

beaker

N ถ้วย ที่ ใช้ ใน ห้องทดลอง  บีก เก อร์  tuai-ti-chai-nai-hong-thod-long

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

BEAK

n.[Eng. peak, pike, etc. The sense is, a shoot, or a point, from thrusting; and this word is connected with a numerous family. See Class Bg. ] 1. The bill, or nib of a bird, consisting of a horny substance, either straight or curving, and ending in a point.
2. A pointed piece of wood, fortified with brass, resembling a beak, fastened to the end of ancient gallies; intended to pierce the vessels of an enemy. In modern ships, the beak-head is a name given to the forepart of a ship, whose forecastle is square, or oblong; a circumstance common to all ships of war, which have two or more tiers of guns.
Beak or beak-head, that part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee.
3. In farriery, a little shoe, at the toe, about an inch long, turned up and fastened in upon the part of the hoof.
4. Any thing ending in a point, like a beak. This in America is more generally pronounced peak.

 

BEAK

v.t.Among cock fighters, to take hold with the beak.

 

BEAKED

a.Having a beak; ending in a point, like a beak.

 

BEAKER

n.A cup or glass.

 

BEAKIRON

n.A bickern; an iron tool, ending in a point, used by blacksmiths.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

BEAK

Beak, n. Etym: [OE. bek, F. bec, fr. Celtic; cf. Gael. & Ir. bac, bacc, hook, W. bach. ]

 

Defn: 1. (Zoöl.) (a ) The bill or nib of a bird, consisting of a horny sheath, covering the jaws. The form varied much according to the food and habits of the bird, and is largely used in the classification of birds. (b ) A similar bill in other animals, as the turtles. (c ) The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects, and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera. (d ) The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve. (e ) The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal.

 

2. Anything projecting or ending in a point, like a beak, as a promontory of land. Carew.

 

3. (Antiq.)

 

Defn: A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, in order to pierce the vessel of an enemy; a beakhead.

 

4. (Naut. )

 

Defn: That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee.

 

5. (Arch. )

 

Defn: A continuous slight projection ending in an arris or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the water is thrown off.

 

6. (Bot. )

 

Defn: Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant.

 

7. (Far. )

 

Defn: A toe clip. See Clip, n. (Far. ).

 

8. A magistrate or policeman. [Slang, Eng. ]

 

BEAKED

BEAKED Beaked, a.

 

1. Having a beak or a beaklike point; beak-shaped. "Each beaked promontory. " Milton.

 

2. (Biol.)

 

Defn: Furnished with a process or a mouth like a beak; rostrate. Beaked whale (Zoöl.), a cetacean of the genus Hyperoodon; the bottlehead whale.

 

BEAKER

Beak "er, n. Etym: [OE. biker; akin to Icel. bikarr, Sw. bägare, Dan. baeger, G. becher, It. bicchiere; -- all fr. LL. bicarium, prob. fr. Gr. wine jar, or perh. L. bacar wine vessel. Cf. Pitcher a jug. ]

 

1. A large drinking cup, with a wide mouth, supported on a foot or standard.

 

2. An open-mouthed, thin glass vessel, having a projecting lip for pouring; -- used for holding solutions requiring heat. Knight.

 

BEAKHEAD

BEAKHEAD Beak "head `, n.

 

1. (Arch. )

 

Defn: An ornament used in rich Norman doorways, resembling a head with a beak. Parker.

 

2. (Naut. ) (a ) A small platform at the fore part of the upper deck of a vessel, which contains the water closets of the crew. (b ) (Antiq.) Same as Beak, 3.

 

BEAKIRON

Beak "i *ron, n. Etym: [From Bickern. ]

 

Defn: A bickern; a bench anvil with a long beak, adapted to reach the interior surface of sheet metal ware; the horn of an anvil.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

beak

beak |bēk bik | ▶noun a bird's horny projecting jaws; a bill. • the similar horny projecting jaw of other animals, e.g., a turtle or squid. • informal a person's nose, esp. a hooked one: she can't wait to stick her beak in. • a projection at the prow of an ancient warship, typically shaped to resemble the head of a bird or other animal, used to pierce the hulls of enemy ships. DERIVATIVES beaked adjective [ in combination ] : a yellow-beaked alpine chough ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French bec, from Latin beccus, of Celtic origin.

 

beak

beak 2 |biːk | ▶noun Brit. informal a magistrate or a schoolmaster. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: probably from criminals' slang.

 

beaked whale

beaked whale ▶noun a medium-sized whale with elongated jaws that form a beak, often showing marked differences in size and body form between the sexes. [Family Ziphiidae: four genera and several species. ]

 

beaker

beak er |ˈbēkər ˈbikər | ▶noun a lipped cylindrical glass container for laboratory use. • archaic or literary a large drinking container with a wide mouth. • Archaeology a waisted pot characteristic of graves of the Beaker folk. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘large drinking container ’): from Old Norse bikarr, perhaps based on Greek bikos ‘drinking bowl. ’

 

Beaker folk

Beak er folk |ˈbēkər ˈbikər foʊk | ▶plural noun Archaeology a late Neolithic and early Bronze Age European people ( c. 2700 –1700 bc ), named after distinctive waisted pots (Beaker ware ) that were associated with their burials and appear to have been used for alcoholic drinks.

 

beaky

beak y |ˈbēkē ˈbiki | ▶adjective informal (of a person's nose ) resembling a bird's beak; hooked. • (of a person ) having such a nose.

 

Oxford Dictionary

beak

beak 1 |biːk | ▶noun a bird's horny projecting jaws; a bill. • the horny projecting jaw of animals other than birds, for example a turtle or squid. • informal a person's nose: she can't wait to stick her beak in. • a projection at the prow of an ancient warship, typically shaped to resemble the head of a bird or other animal, used to pierce the hulls of enemy ships. DERIVATIVES beaked adjective [ in combination ] : a yellow-beaked alpine chough, beak-like adjective ORIGIN Middle English: from Old French bec, from Latin beccus, of Celtic origin.

 

beak

beak 2 |biːk | ▶noun Brit. informal a magistrate or a schoolmaster. ORIGIN late 18th cent.: probably from criminals' slang.

 

beaked whale

beaked whale ▶noun a medium-sized whale with elongated jaws that form a beak, typically showing marked differences in size and body form between the sexes. ●Family Ziphiidae: four genera and several species, including the bottlenose whales.

 

beaker

bea ¦ker |ˈbiːkə | ▶noun Brit. a tall drinking container, typically made of plastic, with straight sides and no handle. • a lipped cylindrical glass container for laboratory use. • archaic or literary a large drinking container with a wide mouth. • Archaeology a waisted pot characteristic of graves of the Beaker folk. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘large drinking container ’): from Old Norse bikarr, perhaps based on Greek bikos ‘drinking bowl ’.

 

Beaker folk

Bea ¦ker folk ▶plural noun Archaeology a late Neolithic and early Bronze Age European people ( c. 2700 –1700 bc ), named after distinctive waisted pots (Beaker ware ) that were associated with their burials and appear to have been used for alcoholic drinks. It is now thought that the Beaker folk were not a separate race, but that the use of such pots spread as a result of migration, trade, and fashion.

 

beaky

beaky |ˈbiːki | ▶adjective informal (of a person's nose ) resembling a bird's beak; hooked. • (of a person ) having a beaky nose: a small, determined, beaky man.

 

American Oxford Thesaurus

beak

beak noun a bird's beak: bill, nib, mandible.

 

Oxford Thesaurus

beak

beak noun a bird with a caterpillar in its beak: bill, nib, mandible; Scottish & N. English neb.

 

beaker

beaker noun she was drinking blackcurrant juice from a plastic beaker: cup, tumbler, glass, mug, jug, drinking vessel.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

beak

beak 1 /biːk /名詞 複 ～s /-s /C 1 a. くちばし (!特に猛禽 （きん ）類の鋭いもの; 扁平 （へんぺい ）状のものはbill 2 ) .b. くちばし状のもの; (カメ 昆虫 魚などの )とがった口先 .2 ｟くだけて おどけて ｠かぎ鼻 .3 (水差しの )注 （つ ）ぎ口 .4 〘海 〙(昔の軍艦のへさきの )衝角 .b é ak less 形容詞 b é ak l ì ke 形容詞

 

beak

beak 2 名詞 C ｟英 古 くだけて ｠1 治安判事 .2 男性教師 ; 校長 .

 

beaked

beaked /-t /形容詞 くちばしがある ; くちばし状の .

 

beaker

beak er /bíːkə r /名詞 C 1 (実験用 )ビーカー .2 ｟英 ｠(プラスチック製の )広口コップ ; その1杯分 .3 ｟文 古 ｠広口の器 .