variants or mazzard
Definition of mazardnext
chiefly dialect
as in head
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth Granny threatened to whop me on the mazard if I didn't start minding my manners

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Noun
  • Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.
    CA Earthquake Bot, Sacbee.com, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Three glide bombs struck the center of the eastern Ukrainian city of Sloviansk, killing four people, the head of the Donetsk regional military administration, Vadym Filashkin, said Tuesday.
    HANNA ARHIROVA THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, Arkansas Online, 11 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Multiple surgeries have tried to repair bones in her inner ear and her skull.
    Scott Pelley, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
  • The man who had been shot in the head appeared to be in his 30s and was losing blood profusely, his skull shattered.
    Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Austin American Statesman, 8 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The first Harry Potter film will be displayed on the 87-foot-diameter dome screen.
    Alyson Rodriguez, Dallas Morning News, 4 Mar. 2026
  • The objective is to study the composition and origin of the domes and surroundings.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • At breakfast, there’s avocado toast, omelets, pancakes, and a traditional Costa Rican breakfast with eggs, plantains, rice and beans, pico de gallo, avocado slices, and soft white cheese made in-house.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Mar. 2026
  • But before take off, the birds have to bulk up, through a hefty diet of corn, beans and wheat, Weegman said.
    Ayana Archie, NPR, 9 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The police truck idled for a moment before reversing down the street, drawing a round of applause from the crowd that had formed on the block.
    Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • But a new modeling study shows mini-lightning can be created and studied inside a small block of plastic.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2026
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“Mazard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mazard. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.

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