beak vs lance

A beam, shod or armed at the end with a metal head or point, and projecting from the prow of an ancient galley, used as a ram to pierce the vessel of an enemy; a beakhead. 

Any of various nymphalid butterflies of the genus Libythea, notable for the beak-like elongation on their heads. 

A schoolmaster (originally, at Eton). 

The human nose, especially one that is large and pointed. 

That part of a ship, before the forecastle, which is fastened to the stem, and supported by the main knee. 

A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc. 

A similar structure forming the jaws of an octopus, turtle, etc. 

A justice of the peace; a magistrate. 

The upper or projecting part of the shell, near the hinge of a bivalve. 

The prolongation of certain univalve shells containing the canal. 

The long projecting sucking mouth of some insects and other invertebrates, as in the Hemiptera. 

A toe clip. 

cocaine. 

Any process somewhat like the beak of a bird, terminating the fruit or other parts of a plant. 

Anything projecting or ending in a point like a beak, such as a promontory of land. 

A continuous slight projection ending in an arris or narrow fillet; that part of a drip from which the water is thrown off. 

A weapon of war, consisting of a long shaft or handle and a steel blade or head; a spear carried by horsemen. 

One of the small paper cases filled with combustible composition, which mark the outlines of a figure. 

A lancet. 

A spear or harpoon used by whalers and fishermen. 

A small iron rod which suspends the core of the mold in casting a shell. 

A wooden spear, sometimes hollow, used in jousting or tilting, designed to shatter on impact with the opposing knight’s armour. 

A soldier armed with a lance; a lancer. 

An instrument which conveys the charge of a piece of ordnance and forces it home.