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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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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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Noun
  • Outside of illness, allergies, smoking, breathing through your mouth while sleeping and going under general anesthesia can also cause your throat to hurt when swallowing.
    Hannah Yasharoff, USA Today, 17 Sep. 2025
  • The Power Of Specialization Today, my clinical focus is on full-mouth dental implants.
    Devan Dalla, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Injuries included broken teeth, a possible broken nose, a concussion, a prolapsed disc and a head injury, the force said in a statement Saturday night.
    Catherine Nicholls, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Twenty-six police officers were injured -- four were seriously hurt, including with broken teeth and a concussion, a possible broken nose and a spinal injury.
    BRIAN MELLEY, Arkansas Online, 14 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • In either case, neither of their beaks is very long.
    Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Lowthorpe unhurriedly reflects Helen’s sense of wonder, taking the time to admire the hawk’s plumage and the deadly weapons that are its talons and beak.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Wild hogs can reach weights of more than 150 pounds and measure 5 to 6 feet long, feeding on plants and animals by rooting with their broad snouts.
    Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The dog, named Roo, tried to ignore the newborn by resting her snout on the side of the chair and closing her eyes.
    Liz O'Connell, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Before, actors would in be suits and the actor would wear a giant mask so the Predator's mandibles and jaws were controlled by filmmakers.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 26 July 2025
  • Brawnier females with powerful mandibles act as bodyguards, protecting the colony from intruders.
    Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 22 July 2025
Noun
  • Critics and rights groups argued that both the ban and the bill function as tools for censorship, threatening freedom of expression, press freedom and fundamental rights.
    Nir Kshetri, The Conversation, 14 Sep. 2025
  • Which faction would win such a battle will never be known, however, because a year after the bill was signed and after lengthy negotiations, a compromise was worked out and quickly enacted.
    Dan Walters, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
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“Neb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neb. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.

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