She tends to beak off whenever dinner is late, turning a small delay into a long rant.

The gull was beaking off bits of fish from the carcass while the tide rolled in.

The woodpecker beaks off the loose bark to reveal fresh sap.

The old mariner pointed at the ship's beak-head, explaining its design.

In the old folktale, the beak-heads guarded the river crossing until a clever child outwitted them.

The long-beaked bald rush forms small clumps in coastal marshes and has been reported in scattered parts of the eastern United States.

Sometimes, during long meetings, it's acceptable to wet one's beak with a glass of water.

The researchers were thrilled when they discovered Sir David's long-beaked echidna in the remote mountain forest, confirming the species' elusive presence.

Sir David's long-beaked echidnas foraged quietly beneath the ferns while researchers took careful notes.

Sir David's long-beaked echidnae foraged quietly among the ferns at dawn.