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
  • For Luis Javier Santos, the former head of UFERCO who investigated the case against Hernández, the former leader’s return represents a failure to prosecute him for his crimes, rather than a chance for justice.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
  • Stab wounds vary from the stomach, head and kidney areas, according to dispatch audio reviewed by The Sacramento Bee.
    Corey Schmidt, Sacbee.com, 26 July 2026
Noun
  • With the advent of breed standards and clubs in the early 1900s, an official criteria for a proper Lab, such as otter tails, water resistant coats and wide skulls, became more concrete.
    Pat Mueller, USA Today, 24 July 2026
  • Banerjee said the lack of a skull fracture finding points away from a more forceful blunt-force injury.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 23 July 2026
Noun
  • The outdoor swimming pool and loungers overlook the surrounding countryside, and the sauna in a traditional dome is ideal for aching legs.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 July 2026
  • The moist air was also producing other volatility around the top of the heat dome, including the risk of severe thunderstorms, flash flooding and hail around the Great Lakes on Sunday.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 July 2026
Noun
  • For mains, guests were given the option of beef tenderloin with beans, sesame, and house-made Sriracha or a separate protein with summer peas and a ginger scallion sauce.
    Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 25 July 2026
  • Adding beans, legumes, nuts, seeds, fruits, vegetables and whole grains are great ways to get fiber from whole foods, Mokari said.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Noun
  • They’ve been seen, for example, corralling schools of rays, creating waves to push penguins from ice blocks and extracting the livers of white sharks.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 23 July 2026
  • Thursday, April 9, in the 100 block of East McCullough Drive, near North Tryon Street, police say.
    Mark Price July 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
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“Mazard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mazard. Accessed 30 Jul. 2026.

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