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Definition of conksnext
plural of conk, chiefly British slang
as in noses
the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity a feisty cockney who had got his conk broken more than once in street brawls

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verb

present tense third-person singular of conk

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Noun
  • While the beauty of these blooms may be worth a mini road trip, Jensen encourages locals to engage with the springtime blossoming just under their noses.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 Mar. 2026
  • Also, keep it out of eyes, noses, and mouths.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 10 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Monitors are bulkier, with longer necks, narrower snouts and thicker, more muscular tails.
    Sergio Candido, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026
  • Monitors are bulkier, with longer necks, narrower snouts and thicker, more muscular tails.
    Sergio Candido, CBS News, 23 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • But this person who was a friend, who owes her career to me, just stabs me in the back.
    Maer Roshan, HollywoodReporter, 10 Mar. 2026
  • Bautista stabs and shoots his assailants in an operatic eruption of violence that is done in a single, extended shot.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • But hamate surgery often saps a hitter of power, something Lindor, Carroll and Holliday were expected to supply in 2026.
    Andy McCullough, New York Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • An overreliance on tools weakens our civilization (and saps the film’s dramatic thrills).
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Premiums are poised to rise next year as the party flails on whether to extend enhanced Affordable Care Act subsidies.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 16 Dec. 2025
  • The 16-year-old flails her arms, thrashes and kicks — sometimes for hours.
    CalMatters, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • The 16-year-old flails her arms, thrashes and kicks — sometimes for hours.
    CalMatters, Oc Register, 5 Dec. 2025
  • Framed by her Pepto-pink hair — another Moisturizer-era change — Teasdale bodyrolls and thrashes around, singing so wildly that the edges of her mouth seem to disappear.
    Sophie Williams, Billboard, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Instead, the software just switches you to the Develop interface.
    Michael Muchmore, PC Magazine, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The driver switches the radio silent, the world glowing around them.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • When a dog repeatedly wags and whips its tail against hard surfaces, the tip can split open, bruise or break.
    Miriam Fauzia, Dallas Morning News, 21 Jan. 2026
  • Benbrook whips Diamond Hill-Jarvis Benbrook stayed on pace for a playoff berth in District 8-4A as the Lady Bobcats thumped Fort Worth Diamond Hill-Jarvis 55-7.
    Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Conks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/conks. Accessed 19 Mar. 2026.

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