Definitions for nebnɛb

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

nebnɛb(n.)

  1. Category: Scottish

    Ref: nib (def. 3). 4

Origin of neb:

bef. 900; ME nebbe, OE nebb, c. MD, MLG nebbe, ON nef. Cf. nib

Neb.

  1. Nebraska.

    Category: Geography (places)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. snout, neb(noun)

    a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose

  2. beak, bill, neb, nib, pecker(noun)

    horny projecting mouth of a bird

Wiktionary

  1. neb(Noun)

    A bird's beak or bill.

  2. neb(Noun)

    A person's mouth.

  3. neb(Noun)

    A person's nose.

  4. neb(Noun)

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

  5. neb(Noun)

    A projecting extremity; a point or sharp projection.

  6. neb(Noun)

    A nib, as of a pen.

  7. Origin: nebb, from . Cognate with Danish næb, Dutch neb, German Schnabel, Old Norse nef, Swedish näbb, Swedish regional näv.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Neb(noun)

    the nose; the snout; the mouth; the beak of a bird; a nib, as of a pen


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