occiputs

noun

variants or occipita
plural of occiput
as in mazards

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  1. beans
  2. polls
  3. noodles
  4. blocks
  5. domes
  6. nuts
  7. pates
  8. nobs
Noun
  • Protein seems to be on everyone’s minds (and plates) these days, with many of us getting our fill from fish, beef, chicken, or plant proteins like beans, avocados, tofu, and tempeh.
    — Randi Gollin, Martha Stewart, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Cooked beans were held below proper hot holding temperatures.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of beans
Noun
  • The potential scenario of a Le Pen-Mélenchon second-round duel that polls suggest could end with a Le Pen victory could ultimately prompt some candidates to drop out, to concentrate votes behind mainstream alternatives.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026
  • Recent polls have shown Bottoms and Jackson neck-and-neck in the governor's race, with Jackson barely pulling ahead of Bottoms in recent weeks.
    — Irene Wright, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of polls
Noun
  • In groups, these aquatic worms, roughly a few-centimeters long, weave themselves into tangled structures that resemble bundles of thread or noodles in a bowl, but are alive.
    — K. R. Prathyusha, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
  • If clams aren’t for you, the noodles also come in flavors like gochujang butter, soy sauce butter, truffle bulgogi, and black pepper tteokbokki.
    — Alaina Chou, Bon Appetit Magazine, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of noodles
Noun
  • The World Trade Center operators turned to restaurant impresario Joe Baum to create a dining experience that would draw people to the Manhattan neighborhood largely known for its blocks of stores that sold radios and electronic parts.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
  • With a top manager in place, and a dressing room united behind him, the building blocks are all there for a positive year.
    — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of blocks
Noun
  • The Pro Bowl began in 1950 and was played in warm-weather cities or domes for all but the 1974 game, which was held at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.
    — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 3 Sep. 2026
  • This, in turn, removes primary-circuit pressure risks and eliminates the requirement for bulky, high-pressure containment domes.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of domes
Noun
  • The Central Valley is known as America’s salad bowl, for its vast production fruits, vegetables and nuts that stock refrigerators and kitchen tables across America.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Many of California’s Asian American leaders have come through that boot camp, which provides training on the nuts-and-bolts of organizing, media relations, and messaging.
    — Gene Maddaus, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of nuts
Noun
  • The kitchen makes its own terrines, pates and pickles, among other pantry staples, which shine in dishes like mussels in tomato-miso escabeche and burrata with pistachio pistou and fermented honey.
    — Kate Bradshaw, Mercury News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • French research suggests that people with numerous, deep forehead wrinkles are more likely to die of heart disease than those with smooth frontal pates.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of pates
Noun
  • The tacos, including a colorful vegetarian version studded with nobs of cauliflower, are served on some of the city’s best corn tortillas, some blushed with pink from beets or green from the soft steel of spinach.
    — Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
Definition of nobs
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