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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
  • Three of the four are co-ferments, which means the beans are put in anaerobic tanks, where oxygen is extracted and fruit is added.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The menu features coffee, with beans provided by Daily Grind, tea, hot and cold drinks, and locally made Hosmer Miuntain Soda, along with an assortment of pastries, bagels, and seasonal goodies round out the menu.
    — Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of beans
Noun
  • Many of November’s elections are shaping up to be tight races, with some recent polls indicating Democrats could come out on top.
    — Isabel Danzis, ABC News, 27 Sep. 2026
  • And that merely seven months before a fateful presidential election which has the far right leading polls.
    — Callum McLennan, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of polls
Noun
  • Fried rice noodles aren’t covered on a shelf by the three-compartment sink.
    — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 25 Sep. 2026
  • One holdover from the previous establishment is Nettie’s lasagna ($33), a robust slab of bechamel and noodles smothered in cheese — pure comfort food.
    — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of noodles
Noun
  • Three knock-ons and two ruck turnovers stymied long blocks of pressure by the Black Ferns in the Red Roses 22.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The attack on Kyiv damaged more than 50 civilian sites, including apartment blocks, post offices, a maternity hospital and a textile plant, Vyhivskyi, the interior minister, said.
    — HANNA ARHIROVA, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of blocks
Noun
  • The two domes that once housed the San Onofre nuclear reactor cores will start coming down early next year.
    — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 17 Sep. 2026
  • Their prototype domes are only about the size of a wine cork at this point, but their compressive strength is comparable to low-grade concrete.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of domes
Noun
  • Beans, lentils, nuts and seeds still contribute protein and bring different nutrients with them.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 23 Sep. 2026
  • But nearly 90% fall short on seafood and more than half miss the mark on nuts, seeds and soy, according to the 2020–2025 Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
    — Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 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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