Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

beaky

/ˈbiːki/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.79 in modern English

Syllables: beaky
IPA: /ˈbiːki/

14

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Beaked: having a beak.

adj

Beak-like: resembling a beak.

adj

Having a nose which resembles a beak.

adj

Made using a beak; (of a sound) produced through a beak. (of a gesture)

Example Sentences

"Jim Carrey tells John Hiscock about his beaky new co-stars in 'Mr Popper's Penguins' and how he made it big."
"beaky nose"
"[…] Hector thunder'd threats aloud, And rush'd enraged before the Trojan crowd; Then swift invades the ships, whose beaky prores Lay rank'd contiguous on the bending shores;"
"[…] he emerged from the signals room with his drooping mustache, his beaky nose, his stupid, staring eyes […]"
"beaky face"
""[…] You haven't a nose like mine. I'll be as beaky as Father in ten more years. […]""

Etymology

Etymology tree English beak Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English beaky From beak + -y.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /ˈbiːki/

Inflected Forms

beakier (comparative) beakiest (superlative)

Derived Forms

beakiness

Phrases

sneaky beaky

Frequently Paired Words

sneaky beaky nasally nasal

Synonyms

beaklike beakish beaked rostrate rostrated rostellate

Rhymes With

wiki sneaky cheeky freaky tiki kiki squeaky leaky geeky peaky streaky creaky

Questions

How do you pronounce beaky?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbiːki/.
What does beaky mean?: Beaked: having a beak.
Where does beaky come from?: Etymology tree English beak Proto-Indo-European *-kos Proto-Germanic *-gaz Proto-West Germanic *-g Old English -iġ Middle English -y English -y English beaky From beak + -y.

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