Neb Definition

nĕb
noun
The bill of a bird.
Webster's New World
The snout of an animal.
Webster's New World
The nose or mouth of a person.
Webster's New World
A projecting end or point; nib; tip.
Webster's New World

(now dialectal) A nib, as of a pen.

Wiktionary
Synonyms:
abbreviation
Nebraska.
Webster's New World
New English Bible.
Webster's New World
(astronomy) North Equatorial Band.
Wiktionary
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Other Word Forms of Neb

Noun

Singular:
neb
Plural:
nebs

Origin of Neb

  • Old English nebb (“beak, nose, face"), from Proto-Germanic. Cognate with Danish næb, Dutch neb, German Schnabel, Old Norse nef, Swedish näbb, Swedish regional näv.

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old English

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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