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nebs

nebs is the plural of neb.

Meaning of neb

Noun

neb (plural nebs)

  1. (dialectal) A bird's beak.
    Synonyms:
    bill, pecker
  2. (obsolete) A person's mouth.
  3. (dialectal) A person's nose.
  4. (dialectal) The peak of a flat cap.
  5. (dialectal) The nose or snout of an animal, now especially of a fish.
  6. (dialectal) A projecting extremity; a point or sharp projection.
    • In Acorns the nebb dilating splitteth the two sides, which sometimes lye whole, when the Oak is sproated two handfuls.1658, Sir Thomas Browne, The Garden of Cyrus, Folio Society, published 2007, page 183

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Phrases with nebs

Questions about nebs

What is nebs the plural of?
Nebs is the plural of neb.

Words near nebs in the dictionary

  1. Nebrasky
  2. nebrian
  3. nebrians
  4. nebris
  5. nebrises
  6. nebs
  7. Nebty name
  8. Nebty names
  9. Nebuchadnezzar
  10. Nebuchadnezzars
  11. nebula

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