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neb

noun
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As a noun, neb means a bird's beak or bill.

Meanings of neb

9 meanings

noun

  1. now dialectalA bird's beak or bill.

  2. now dialectalA person's nose.

  3. now dialectalThe peak of a flat cap.

  4. now dialectalThe nose or snout of an animal, now especially of a fish.

  5. now dialectalA projecting extremity; a point or sharp projection.

  6. now dialectalA nib, as of a pen.

  7. A long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the noseanimal

    Similar: snout

  8. Horny projecting mouth of a birdanimal

    Similar: beak, bill, nib, pecker
Older and rare meanings (1)

  1. obsoleteA person's mouth.

Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).

Synonyms by meaning

noun: a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's h…
snout
noun: horny projecting mouth of a bird
beakbillnibpecker

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