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
  • The reason, an official with knowledge of the meeting plans said, is because King Charles is a head of state, rather than a head of government.
    Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Matt Small, who is in his first season as Lincoln-Way Central’s head coach, was an assistant at Homewood-Flossmoor.
    Jeff Vorva, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • But things spun out of his control when Tanaghrisson drove a hatchet into the French commander’s skull and his men began killing the wounded.
    Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
  • There such subtexts of skeletons, skulls, blood, aging, injury, anatomy and mortality can be found.
    Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • The objective is to study the composition and origin of the domes and surroundings.
    Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
  • The pro football player, 28, and his wife, 24, exchanged vows underneath a marble dome surrounded by blush-toned blooms, set directly in front of a lake fountain.
    Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The restaurant is smoking up plenty of brisket and enormous beef ribs — along with chicken and pork — to go with mac and cheese, baked beans, collard greens, potato salad and other Southern sides.
    Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 4 May 2026
  • Protein pasta may be made from soybeans or legumes such as peas, beans, chickpeas, or lentils.
    Brittany Lubeck, Verywell Health, 4 May 2026
Noun
  • Border Patrol agent Charles Exum shot her five times following a traffic crash in the 3900 block of South Kedzie Avenue.
    Olivia Olander, Chicago Tribune, 1 May 2026
  • The driver continued on his route after striking the victim, but was stopped by police about a block away from the scene, cops said.
    Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
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“Mazard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mazard. Accessed 6 May. 2026.

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