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
  • But a few times in recent years, Hollins, a veterinarian, tricked Jonathan and slid a cotton swab into the giant tortoise's mouth to get a saliva sample.
    — KYLE MELNICK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Kip’s leaning into the frame, giving a thumbs-up, one of the KitKats in his mouth like a cigarillo.
    — George Saunders, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of mouth
Noun
  • Some anti-hate groups view the use of the nose emoji as antisemitic, while goy is a term that has been appropriated by those who espouse antisemitic views.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The doctor may pass a small camera through your nose to look at your vocal cords.
    — Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of nose
Noun
  • The forest echoes with the calls of seabirds, like red-footed boobies, large birds with bright blue beaks and signature red feet.
    — Lauren Sommer, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
  • On the other side of the river lies my sandbank, where my dark-skinned sweetheart with the heron-beak nose sits.
    — Sanat Pai Raikar, Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of beak
Noun
  • This animal, with its long anteater snout and small ears, starred in Arthur's Nose, published in 1976.
    — Ashley Montgomery, NPR, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The Gaboon viper, which has two hornlike projections on its snout, feeds mainly on rodents and ground-dwelling birds.
    — Fedor Zarkhin, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of snout
Noun
  • Their legs and mandibles may vary in lighter brown or orange colors.
    — Jane Kim, The Spruce, 24 May 2026
  • That same year, DNA analysis revealed that a tooth recovered from a mandible at one of the relevant archaeological sites was that of Captain James Fitzjames of the HMS Erebus.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Definition of mandible
Noun
  • Noah Seelam | Afp | Getty Images Fund outflows and a rising energy bill are expected to keep putting pressure on India's rupee, even as the central bank works to slow depreciation.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Another bill, the Public Service Freedom to Negotiate Act, would guarantee for the first time that every public-sector worker in the country has the right to bargain collectively.
    — Liz Shuler, Time, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of bill
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“Neb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neb. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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