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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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as in noses

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

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
Several parody videos of people shoveling dessert into their mouths also circulated on social media.

— Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of mouths

Noun

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

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

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Final accounting for 2025-26 revenue sharing is still to be completed, but big market clubs are on the hook for bigger bills after seven teams ducked under the luxury tax threshold ahead of the trade deadline.

— Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 9 Oct. 2026
More bills in the G-string, like winning, like a casino, chance but something deeper, more contrived.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of bills

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Initially gloopy in texture, this paste can be extruded through 3D-printer nozzles to form complex structures.

— Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026
These include propellant tanks, engine nozzles, nose cones, thermal payload fairings and advanced deployable solar arrays.

— Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

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