(bēk) noun
1. The horny projecting mouth parts of birds; the bill or neb.
2. A beaklike part or organ, as the horny jaws of cephalopods and turtles, the elongated snout of various fishes, etc.
3. Slang The nose of a person.
4. Naut. That part of ancient warships fastened to the bow and used for piercing or ramming an enemy vessel.
5. Archit. A downward-projecting molding on the extreme edge of the lower member of a cornice to prevent the drip from working back under it.
6. Something projecting and pointed like a beak, as the spout of a pitcher.
7. That part of a retort or still which conducts the vapor to the worm or condenser. [<F bec <LL beccus, ult. <Celtic]
—beaked (bēkt, bē′kid) adjective
—beak′less adjective
—beak′like′ adjective

(bēk) noun Brit. Slang
1. A policeman.
2. A magistrate.
3. At Eton, a master.