beaklike

Thân thiện

The old sailor had a distinct, beaklike nose.

Definition

1. Adjective:
   • Resembling the beak of a bird: Having a shape, form, or appearance that is similar to the hard, pointed, projecting mouthpart of a bird.

Examples of Usage

• Adjective:
  • The old man had a distinctive, beaklike nose.
  • The sculpture featured a series of beaklike protrusions.
  • The tool had a beaklike end, perfect for prying.

Advanced Usage

• Descriptive Anatomy: Used to describe facial features, especially a nose that is prominent, curved, and pointed.
  • Her profile was striking, dominated by a sharp, beaklike chin.
• Technical or Zoological Description: Can describe parts of objects, tools, or even certain plant structures that have a tapered, pointed form reminiscent of a beak.
  • The seed pod had a hard, beaklike tip.

Variants and Related Words

• Beak (n): The hard, pointed, projecting mouthpart of a bird.
• Beaked (adj): Having a beak or a similar projection.
  • A beaked whale.

Synonyms

• Aquiline: (Especially of a nose) Curved like an eagle's beak.
• Hooked: Having a sharp bend or curve.
• Prominent: Projecting from something; protuberant.

Học thuật

Adjective

1. resembling the beak of a bird
   • a grizzled man with a beaklike nose