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noun (1)

plural of nob
as in heads
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth the detective had an odd habit of scratching the side of his nob whenever he asked a question

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noun (2)

plural of nob, chiefly British
as in bigs
one of high position or importance within a group all of the London's political nobs were there for the dedication of the memorial

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Recent Examples of nobs
Noun
The tacos, including a colorful vegetarian version studded with nobs of cauliflower, are served on some of the city’s best corn tortillas, some blushed with pink from beets or green from the soft steel of spinach. — Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for nobs
  1. heads
  2. bigs
  3. skulls
  4. wheels
  5. beans
  6. heavyweights
  7. domes
  8. heavies
Noun
  • Trout, whose Angels tenure has included seven managers and five heads of baseball operations, will now be playing under a new owner for the first time.
    — Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Presidential library residence Bill and Hillary still have a place to rest their heads in Little Rock.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of heads
Noun
  • That is a remarkable incentive, if not catnip, to send Condon to the bigs.
    — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Pick-and-rolls at the top of the floor with bigs, pick-and-rolls with smalls.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of bigs
Noun
  • At the very least, these defensive tackles are willing to crack skulls.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 24 Aug. 2026
  • All the while the fMRI churned on, peering through the dogs’ skulls into the brain below and looking for the areas that lit up as a result of the visual stimuli.
    — Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of skulls
Noun
  • Electricity travels from the rotating wheels through a custom conductive hub to a solar controller built into the frame.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Early bird prices for the device, which resembles a GoPro on wheels, start at $549, with shipping scheduled to begin in October.
    — Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of wheels
Noun
  • Protein seems to be on everyone’s minds (and plates) these days, with many of us getting our fill from fish, beef, chicken, or plant proteins like beans, avocados, tofu, and tempeh.
    — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Cooked beans were held below proper hot holding temperatures.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of beans
Noun
  • How would Leading Change be able to knock heads against the heavyweights of the division at a mile and a quarter distance?
    — Danny Brewer, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
  • In the same interview, the singer explained why she wasn’t daunted by the prospect of acting alongside Oscar-winning heavyweights like Jane Fonda and Field.
    — Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of heavyweights
Noun
  • Under the state system, local governments make salt tonnage requests for individual salt storage domes.
    — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2026
  • This fresh water aggressively dissolves the salt walls, widening the cavern and dangerously thinning the structural pillars between adjacent domes.
    — Siddharth Misra, Fortune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of domes
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  • The album also features cameos by heavies from Gojira, Lamb of God, Queens of the Stone Age, and Clutch.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026
  • In any year, in any culture, there are no antagonists (save for Nazis) better suited as action cinema heavies; rooting against child trafficking lowlifes is moral, easy, and best of all, a completely guiltless pleasure.
    — Andy Crump, IndieWire, 15 June 2026
Definition of heavies

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