variants or mazzard
chiefly dialect
as in head
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth Granny threatened to whop me on the mazard if I didn't start minding my manners

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Noun
  • There's always one shot that leaves a golfer shaking his or her head.
    Mike Hutton, Post-Tribune, 19 July 2017
  • Delimitros said one of the truck’s side view mirrors struck her in the head, causing minor injuries.
    David Hernandez, sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 July 2017
Noun
  • Central to the exhibit is a geodesic dome inspired by the work of futurist architect Buckminster Fuller.
    CHRISTINA MAYO, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2025
  • The aircraft has four engines and a radar dome mounted on the fuselage, and its official name is unknown.
    Paul Du Quenoy, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Now Toshi is branching off with his first solo venture just a few blocks from Sushi Den.
    Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 10 Apr. 2025
  • The women were walking in the 3800 block of Overton Park Drive about 6 a.m. on April 7 when they were approached by the man, who pointed a gun and demanded the victims’ belongings, police said.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • The admission came after mom Richards spilled the beans on camera amid a lunch with her ex and their younger daughter Lola, 19.
    Jay Stahl, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2025
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    Natasha Frost, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Mazard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mazard. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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