as in head
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth
watch the lintel above the door, unless you want to bang your noggin
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Recent Examples of noggin
Keep your noggin and bones in one piece Kids and adults play more in summer and try new activities, which can lead to head injuries or fractures.
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Keeping the noggin protected is a priority, and the Ambush 2 mountain bike helmet is up to the task.
—Will Porter, Outside Online, 25 June 2025
Dort watched the ball traverse over his noggin but did not divert his focus from Haliburton.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 June 2025
While Zeke and Angel each have their own noggin, the East Bay Vivarium believes the snakes share one set of internal organs.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 2 May 2025
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Nicole Villalpando, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Keeping the noggin protected is a priority, and the Ambush 2 mountain bike helmet is up to the task.
—Will Porter, Outside Online, 25 June 2025
Dort watched the ball traverse over his noggin but did not divert his focus from Haliburton.
—Fred Katz, New York Times, 16 June 2025
While Zeke and Angel each have their own noggin, the East Bay Vivarium believes the snakes share one set of internal organs.
—Kelli Bender, People.com, 2 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for noggin
Recent Examples of Synonyms for noggin
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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Several of President Donald Trump‘s firings of independent agency heads have made their way through the Supreme Court‘s emergency docket, but Tuesday’s ruling in a federal appeals court likely moves the justices closer to overturning a 90-year precedent on the issue.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
4 Sep. 2025
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The bear skull was not directly carbon dated, but another bone from the site in the same archaeological context was between 1,675 and 1,785 years old, researchers said.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Miami Herald,
4 Sep. 2025
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The child was taken to the hospital for medical treatment and is currently in the pediatric intensive care unit with bilateral skull fractures and subdural and subarachnoid hemorrhages, according to the arrest citation.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Noggin.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noggin. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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