Thesaurus results for NEBS

nebs

noun

plural of neb

as in mouths

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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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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The incident Sunday involved the top fashion executive forcibly restraining two employees of People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and putting his hands over their mouths at the runway show for Cos, a brand owned by H&M.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
The lingerers brought their dirty dishes to the bus tub, wiped their mouths one last time with a napkin, and waved to Cleo, their faces saying, Nice job!

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

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The eagles fuss obsessively with their habitat, waddling around on their huge, scaly reptilian feet, moving sticks to and fro with their bony beaks.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
One suggestion is to get a plastic keyboard cover to keep their beaks away from the keys themselves (although, as many in the thread also point out, parrots are smart enough to just take that cover off to get to the sweet, sweet keys underneath).

— John Higgins, The Verge, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of beaks

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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

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Overnight, the winner of November’s election will have the authority to set the state budget, draft legislation, veto bills, and greenlight or kill lawmakers’ pet projects.

— Patricia Murphy, AJC.com, 25 Sep. 2026
The bipartisan bills were introduced by Republican Senator John Hoeven and Democratic Senator Tammy Duckworth.

— Peter White, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of bills

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There's no fan, no turbines, no drive shafts, no nothing except for nozzles for injecting fuel into the tube.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 11 Sep. 2026
Charging stations are plentiful The availability of charging stations plays a huge role in how fast people buy electric vehicles, and California now boasts more EV chargers than gasoline nozzles, according to the state Energy Commission.

— Kevinisha Walker, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

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