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noun

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

as in brains

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Noun

Fungal problems are common and some produce the mushroom growths called conks along limbs. — Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 July 2026

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Noun

Machado, Daniela and Julia, Lew said, all had white foamy fluid coming out of their mouths and noses.

— Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2026
With each trick and tactic, companies are reinventing the ripoff right under our noses.

— Lindsay Owens, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of noses

Verb

But before Bane can finish him off, Batman stabs a Batarang into a little knob on Bane’s wrist gauntlet, the one that controls his intake of Venom.

— Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
When Little Death stabs into their victim, there’s a geyser of blood, way more than could fit inside a human body.

— Sarah Shachat, IndieWire, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of stabs

Noun

The species is distinguished by relatively large ears and broad snouts covered with fine hairs.

— Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 16 Aug. 2026
Halligan said breeds with short snouts like Bulldogs, Bullmastiffs and Pekingese pups are at greater risk, so are overweight animals and dogs with dark fur.

— Kara Finnstrom, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of snouts

Verb

Their good fortune is picking up speed, as the increasingly sclerotic and daft president furiously flails.

— Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 23 Sep. 2026
As the economy flails and the war in Iraq wages on, 58% of people disapprove of the president, according to a New York Times aggregation of polls.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of flails

Verb

Starting Tuesday, all this becomes Wall Street official when PSKY switches to SKYD on the ticker.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026
The broadcast then switches to what appears to be an MTV News update from Kurt Loder about search-and-rescue teams in Canada.

— Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2026

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