mazard

noun

ˈma-zərd How to pronounce mazard (audio)
variants or mazzard
Definition of mazardnext
chiefly dialect
as in head
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth Granny threatened to whop me on the mazard if I didn't start minding my manners

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  1. head
  2. dome
  3. block
  4. bean
Noun
  • There's always one shot that leaves a golfer shaking his or her head.
    Mike Hutton, Post-Tribune, 19 July 2017
  • Delimitros said one of the truck’s side view mirrors struck her in the head, causing minor injuries.
    David Hernandez, sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 July 2017
Definition of head
Noun
  • Hardin said he got started as a teenager maintaining communication towers and now specializes in restoring old steeples and domes.
    Jorge L. Ortiz, USA TODAY, 2 Nov. 2024
  • In this case, a paper-thin layer of this material is placed on the top surface of the floating foam under the dome.
    Michael Irving, New Atlas, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of dome
Noun
  • Keep in mind that bucks and does often bed within the same block, but bucks tend to bed at higher elevations or in areas that are more advantageous.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
  • With the construction of the new golf course comes businesses hungry for a spot on the block, meaning the deli owner might get priced out of his lease by a harbinger of gentrification: a hip smoothie shop with a pun in the name.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of block
Noun
  • Evans speaks to police and sits on a wall, with his hands still raised, before he is shot with a bean bag round and falls to the ground.
    Christian Martinez, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Also high in protein, beans can be used not only in soups and stews but in wraps, veg and grain bowls, enchiladas, and casseroles.
    Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of bean
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