neb

noun

ˈneb How to pronounce neb (audio)
Definition of nebnext
1
as in mouth
the jaws of a bird together with their hornlike covering the cardinal has a black face and a noticeable bright red neb

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2
as in nose
the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity with her round glasses perched on her small neb, the librarian certainly presents an owlish appearance

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  1. mouth
  2. nose
  3. beak
  4. snout
  5. mandible
  6. bill
Noun
  • This time, a man wearing a gaiter that covered his nose and mouth was accompanied by three other individuals who appeared intimidating to Raimi.
    Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
  • Here’s the description: The Superstitious Man is the kind who washes his hands in three springs, sprinkles himself with water from a temple font, puts a laurel sprig in his mouth, and then is ready for the day’s perambulations.
    Popular Science Staff, Popular Science, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of mouth
Noun
  • Here was a great chasm of inequality right before their noses and somehow many Democrats didn’t see it.
    David Brooks, The Mercury News, 9 Nov. 2024
  • This time, a man wearing a gaiter that covered his nose and mouth was accompanied by three other individuals who appeared intimidating to Raimi.
    Tresa Baldas, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
Definition of nose
Noun
  • One goose, named Edes, was preening quietly; others were resting with their beaks pointed tailward, nestled into their feathers.
    Rivka Galchen, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2024
  • When Woodpecker removed her feathers and long beak, Black-ish actress Marsai Martin appeared.
    Dana Rose Falcone, People.com, 10 Oct. 2024
Definition of beak
Noun
  • The catcher is near the whale’s rostrum–near its beak, snout, and vertebrae.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2024
  • Traits such as a receding chin, strongly projecting snout, low and sloping forehead, and very small brain size placed Lucy in the genus Australopithecus.
    Donald C. Johanson, Scientific American, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of snout
Noun
  • The team identified the genomic variation by extracting DNA from the Well-man’s mandible, the lower part of the jaw.
    Hannah Peart, NBC News, 28 Oct. 2024
  • There were 451 bones at the site, and some of these included mandibles with molars, which are good at preserving relatively intact DNA.
    Joshua Rapp Learn, Discover Magazine, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of mandible
Noun
  • In June 2023, Sens. Jeanne Shaheen, D-N.H.; Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn.; and John Fetterman, D-Pa., sponsored a bill to establish minimum standards for tenants in such parks that receive federal funding through Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or the Federal Housing Administration.
    Albinson Linares, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • At the moment, President-elect Donald Trump and incoming congressional Republicans show little appetite for transportation reforms, but a golden opportunity will come during the development of the next multiyear surface transportation bill, which is expected to be passed after the 2026 midterms.
    David Zipper, Vox, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of bill
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