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beaklike

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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  • CMU ARPABET: B IY1 K L AY2 K Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Resembling a beak.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • a beaklike nose

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: beakish, beaky

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective satellite

Meaning 2

resembling the beak of a bird

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a grizzled man with a beaklike nose

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English beak Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-West Germanic *-līk Old English -līċ Middle English -like English -like English beaklike From beak + -like.