beaky

Examples

• All

• They set off his slightly beaky nose and chin and thinned his lips.

  Fiction book (1999)

• Glasses hang upon her beaky nose.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Her profile was poked forward, beaky and persistent, intent on the signal overhead.

  Fiction book (1998)

• A blunt snout protruded, beaky nostrils twitching.

  Fiction book (1994)

• With his 'Huff said I'm With Stupid' cap pulled low over his eyes and his beaky red nose thrusting out from beneath the visor, he glowered over the ballfield like an avenging, alcoholic owl.

  Fiction book (1994)

• He pointed to his easily tanned skin, his brown eyes, neither characteristic of his ostensible family, and, turning to show his profile, he pointed to his distinctively beaky nose, saying, "Isn't that the profile you see on statues of the pharaohs?"

  Academic text (1997)

• Her beaky nose made her look like she had a bird's profile.

• He had a very beaky nose that reminded everyone of a hawk.

• The sculpture featured a face with a distinctly beaky nose.

Synonyms

A

aquiline

vsbeaky

3 8.4

A nose that is curved like an eagle's beak

is narrower stressing a hooked curve rather than other bird beak forms

B

beaked

vsbeaky

1 4.4

Having a part shaped like a bird's beak

highlights that the nose is prominent pointed or curved like a bird beak

B

beaklike

vsbeaky

5.8

Having a shape like a bird's beak

focuses on the nose being prominent pointed or curved not only shape

H

hook-nosed

vsbeaky

8.0

A person with a long curved nose like a bird's beak

includes that hooked form but also covers other prominent pointed nose types

S

sharp-nosed

vsbeaky

4.7

With a pointed nose or front, for example a plane

emphasizes resemblance to a bird beak rather than only a sharp point

How Beaklike

beaky

1 7.2

beaklike

5.8

beaked

1 4.4

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology