Associations to the word «Neb»

Pictures for the word «Neb»

Wiktionary

NEB, noun. (now dialectal) A bird's beak or bill.
NEB, noun. (obsolete) A person's mouth.
NEB, noun. (now dialectal) A person's nose.
NEB, noun. (now dialectal) The nose or snout of an animal, now especially of a fish.
NEB, noun. (now dialectal) A projecting extremity; a point or sharp projection.
NEB, noun. (now dialectal) A nib, as of a pen.

Dictionary definition

NEB, noun. A long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose.
NEB, noun. Horny projecting mouth of a bird.

Wise words

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