nebs

plural of neb
1
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
  • Trey Parker and Matt Stone’s ongoing satirical series at first appalled many viewers with its resolute political incorrectness and penchant for four-letter words from the mouths of babes, and that was nowhere more evident than in Cartman himself.
    Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Young children explore the world by touching, tasting and putting things in their mouths.
    Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Will his supporters really just hold their noses and reelect Bass?
    Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • This is nothing less than a predatory act to replicate the city of Sunny Isles all over Florida, right under our noses.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 7 Sep. 2026
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
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
Noun
  • The bills prohibits agents, officers and employees of DHS or those acting under authority of the agency from conducting operations in child care facilities, school bus stops and playgrounds.
    Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The average homeowner should still expect slight increases in their county tax bills due a state rule that links taxable values to the inflation rate.
    Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • 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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“Nebs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nebs. Accessed 22 Sep. 2026.

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