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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
  • These words naturally lift the corners of your mouth and create a more genuine expression.
    Christine Buzan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Fatu was shown laid out, bleeding from the mouth, with what appeared to be teeth scattered on the floor nearby.
    Andrew Ravens‎, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The plane's inflatable escape slide was deployed, and the nose and tail sections of the plane separated.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
  • Close your eyes right now and take 5 breaths, in through the nose, out through the mouth.
    Bill Hoogterp, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The most distinctive features are the bold black-and-white bands across the head and through the eyes, but the yellow beak and the unspotted gray breast are easy ways to confidently identify this dapper bird.
    Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Bob Ross painting a landscape as his pet crow holds a paintbrush in its beak.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Ten minutes before kickoff on the first Friday in October, the giant inflatable tunnel sags and the giant inflatable panther perched atop it is just about snout-to-turf.
    Brian Hamilton, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • How To Identify Moles Moles are small with black or gray fur, a hairless snout, short tails, and front paws that look like shovels.
    Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 17 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • That calls for a little extra creativity from its mom — and the movie’s narrator (Emilia Clarke) — who wriggles her mandibles and gets to work embellishing upon what Dahl imagined.
    Peter Debruge, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
  • Similar to a mouthguard, a MAD holds the lower jaw (mandible) and tongue forward, keeping the airway open.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • For those eager to travel further afield this Halloween season, a jaunt to the Transylvanian Alps should fit the bill.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
  • A lot of people think things aren't working, that the economy is rigged against them, and that hard work no longer pays the bills.
    Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Oct. 2025
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“Neb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neb. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.

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