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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
  • Sanders actually pantomimed his answers, moving his mouth with no words coming out and smiling throughout.
    Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 1 Oct. 2025
  • Bolding responds as his daughter takes a step back and puts a hand over her mouth.
    Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Then my nose, feeling air go in and out and smelling the aroma of my room.
    Jack Korngold, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2025
  • But even though breathing through your nose is better than breathing through your mouth, taping your mouth shut isn’t the best way to fix the issue.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 27 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • According to the study, their skull includes a rigid beak, a flexible hyoid bone wrapping around the skull, and a layer of spongy bone between the hyoid and skull bone.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2025
  • When angry or threatened, the owls make a rapid clicking sound with their beaks.
    Joan Morris, Mercury News, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Pterosaurs were prehistoric predators that dominated the skies with pointed snouts that could catch prey on the move or from the water, according to National Geographic.
    Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 26 Sep. 2025
  • The clip, filmed from a few feet away, shows the saxophone player continuing unfazed as the Dalmatian raises its snout and vocalizes in rhythm.
    Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 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
  • The federal government is set to run out of money at midnight on Oct 1, the end of the fiscal year, unless members of Congress overcome partisan differences to strike a deal to pass a funding bill.
    Joey Garrison, USA Today, 28 Sep. 2025
  • During a shutdown, other bills can be brought up for a vote, but all energy would likely be focused on bringing a CR to the floor.
    Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 28 Sep. 2025
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“Neb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neb. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.

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