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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
  • That almost makes up for the confessional interview done with a snorkel in his mouth.
    Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Oct. 2025
  • Stause is shown having foundation applied to her face while Peace holds a makeup puff in his mouth.
    Erin Clements, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Sacramento Kings center Domantas Sabonis and Milwaukee Bucks forward Bobby Portis went nose-to-nose during a first-quarter confrontation Saturday at Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee.
    Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 2 Nov. 2025
  • The team has not announced the nature of his injury yet, but his nose certainly looked broken.
    Jon Krawczynski, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Darwin observed this phenomenon while working in the Galápagos in 1835, noticing for example that finches had varying beak shapes suited to their food sources found on the differing islands.
    Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
  • The mute swan is a formidable rival to California’s most common native swan, the much smaller tundra swan, which is also differentiated by its straight neck and black beak.
    Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 22 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The Coupe prototype is a high-riding grand tourer with a long snout, doors that slide open rather than swing, and a fastback roofline – a classic high-line design characteristic.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 31 Oct. 2025
  • That bumper accentuates the Maserati’s alluring, shark-like snout.
    Lawrence Ulrich, Robb Report, 29 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
  • The bill writes health reimbursement accounts into the tax code, giving small businesses more affordable and flexible health insurance options, according to NFIB.
    Cheryl Winokur Munk, CNBC, 31 Oct. 2025
  • Advocates and beneficiaries say halting the food aid would force people to choose between buying groceries and paying other bills.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2025
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“Neb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neb. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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