neb
1 of 3noun
ˈneb 
1
a
: the beak of a bird or tortoise : bill
b
chiefly dialectal : a person's mouth
c
: nose sense 1, snout
2
: nib, tip
Neb
2 of 3abbreviation (1)
variants or Nebr
Nebraska
NEB
3 of 3abbreviation (2)
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Synonyms
Noun
- beak
- bill
- nib
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Example Sentences
Noun the cardinal has a black face and a noticeable bright red neb with her round glasses perched on her small neb, the librarian certainly presents an owlish appearance
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old Norse nef beak
First Known Use
Noun
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Kids Definition
Neb., Nebr.
abbreviation
Nebraska
nebs
noun
1
as in mouths
the jaws of a bird together with their hornlike covering the cardinal has a black face and a noticeable bright red neb Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- mouths
- beaks
- muzzles
- bills
- nibs
- maws
- mandibles
- maxillae
- maxillas
2
as in noses
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 Synonyms & Similar Words
- noses
- snouts
- nozzles
- conks
- proboscises
- beaks
- snoots
- smellers
- honkers
- schnozzles
- pugs
- schnozzes
- schnozzolas
- proboscides
- pugnoses
