the bill of a bird; neb.

any similar horny mouthpart in other animals, as the turtle or duckbill.

anything beaklike or ending in a point, as the spout of a pitcher.

Slang . a person's nose.

Entomology . proboscis ( def. 3 ) .

Botany . a narrowed or prolonged tip.

Nautical . (formerly) a metal or metal-sheathed projection from the bow of a warship, used to ram enemy vessels; ram; rostrum.

Typography . a serif on the arm of a character, as of a K.

Also called bird's beak. Architecture . a pendant molding forming a drip, as on the soffit of a cornice.

Chiefly British Slang .

a judge; magistrate.

a schoolmaster.

adjective

straight

adjective

hooked , angled , bent , crooked