beak

BEEK

meaning in plain English

The hard, pointed mouth part that birds use to pick up food or peck at things.

Imagine a bird’s beak as a tiny metal pick it uses to snag seeds and peck at bugs.

for example

The parrot used its bright orange beak to crack open a sunflower seed.

Imagine a bird pecking at your sandwich on a picnic. That hard, pointy part sticking out from its face is its beak—it’s the tool it uses to grab and eat food, just like how you’d use your hands to pick up a slice of pizza.