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as in mouth
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 nose
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
  • It does so by replacing the minerals in your teeth that would otherwise be lost to acid coming from bacteria in your mouth.
    Joseph Choi, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
  • Nothing worse than burning your mouth and chewing then breathing like a dragon.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Bianca Roses had blood gushing out of her nose on Survivor 48 exit Eva accused you of being fake, and sometimes being fake is totally part of the game.
    Dalton Ross, EW.com, 3 Apr. 2025
  • Then a girl with a Love Island accent and recent rhinoplasty sneaks a bump of coke in the pool … which makes her nose fall off!
    Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 2 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • When the team’s mascot, Eddie the Eagle, became sick, Pearl came off the bench and donned the bird beak and feathers for one game during March Madness.
    John Raby, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
  • Japan’s Shinkansen bullet trains were modeled after the streamlined beak of the kingfisher to reduce noise and improve efficiency.
    Jenny Lehmann, Discover Magazine, 26 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • He’s got two pensions and he’s still got his snout buried in the trough on your payroll.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The trapper tagged the croc, and took a blood specimen from near the animal’s snout.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • European honeybees regularly comb through the hairy area under their nest mates wings using their mandibles.
    Gabe Allen, Discover Magazine, 20 Feb. 2025
  • Their robust exoskeletons, vivid colorations and powerful mandibles serve not only as defense mechanisms but also as tools in intraspecific competition and mating rituals.
    Scott Travers, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The backlash adds pressure on the House speaker, who is already trying to pass bills with the GOP's thin majority while facing criticism from hardline Republican lawmakers.
    Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Apr. 2025
  • In order to approve legislation using the reconciliation maneuver, lawmakers must first approve a budget resolution and direct committees to craft bills reconciling spending with the new budget goals.
    Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 2 Apr. 2025
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“Neb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neb. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.

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