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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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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

Dentists recommend twice daily to keep those minerals around in our mouths.

— Rachel Carlson, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
Which means that there’s less anxiety over funding — unlike in Europe where their big mouths haven’t stopped writing checks.

— Rachel Marsden, Hartford Courant, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of mouths

Noun

Other tests employ cheaper and more portable electronic noses, which are made of a series of sensors that can pick out various molecules.

— Marta Zaraaska, Washington Post, 1 Nov. 2026
Considering that deer live by their noses, Woods has a logical theory about why deer are most active at dawn and dusk.

— Alex Robinson, Outdoor Life, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of noses

Noun

To guard against birds, the lizards use the sharp horns on the back of their heads to stab at predators that try to seize them in their beaks.

— RJ Mackenzie, Popular Science, 1 Nov. 2026
Yet before the crows could be digitally designed, they were sculpted, and the character department built different parts of the crow — feathers, beaks, eyes and feet — to be scanned.

— Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 15 Oct. 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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Claude can also flag unusual transactions, duplicate charges, unexpected fees and bills that have gradually increased.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 Nov. 2026
Democrats won legislative trifectas big enough to pass progressive bills that had gathered dust and lint under Republican control.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of bills

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United Launch Alliance’s Vulcan rocket has only flown four times — and two of those times, the rocket suffered a booster issue where one of the nozzles burned off on the way up to space.

— Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Oct. 2026
Testing shared turbine technology The prototype contains a six-stage high-pressure compressor, a combustion system with 24 fuel nozzles and a single-stage high-pressure turbine.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 22 Oct. 2026

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