1
as in mouth
the jaws of a bird together with their hornlike covering the cardinal has a black face and a noticeable bright red neb

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
2
as in nose
the part of the face bearing the nostrils and nasal cavity with her round glasses perched on her small neb, the librarian certainly presents an owlish appearance

Synonyms & Similar Words

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for neb
Noun
  • Nothing worse than burning your mouth and chewing then breathing like a dragon.
    Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025
  • It does so by replacing the minerals in your teeth that would otherwise be lost to acid coming from bacteria in your mouth.
    Joseph Choi, The Hill, 9 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • That process leads to common allergy symptoms: sneezing, a runny or stuffy nose, itchy, watery eyes, a cough.
    Breanne Hayes Haney, The Conversation, 14 Apr. 2025
  • As delicate tendrils emerge from its nose cavity, the stalker makes just enough noise to cause Ellie to whip around.
    Sara Netzley, EW.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Almost two weeks later, the parrot, slate gray with a black beak and bright cardinal-red tail, is still missing.
    Darrell Smith, Sacramento Bee, 22 Mar. 2025
  • When the team’s mascot, Eddie the Eagle, became sick, Pearl came off the bench and donned the bird beak and feathers for one game during March Madness.
    John Raby, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • He’s got two pensions and he’s still got his snout buried in the trough on your payroll.
    Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 29 Mar. 2025
  • The trapper tagged the croc, and took a blood specimen from near the animal’s snout.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 25 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The research team used advanced 3D imaging technology to find the ancient ant had many features similar to modern dirt ants, including distinctive mandibles with 12 triangular teeth for catching prey.
    Doc Louallen, ABC News, 17 Apr. 2025
  • These high-confidence marks were located on four tibiae, one mandible, one humerus, and two long bone fragments.
    Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • But the bills have changed the rhetorical landscape.
    Margaret Talbot, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
  • The bill introduced by Warren and Stansbury faces an uncertain future on Capitol Hill.
    Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 14 Apr. 2025
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to show current usage. Read More Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.

Browse Nearby Words

Cite this Entry

“Neb.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/neb. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.

Last Updated: - Updated example sentences
Love words? Need even more definitions?

Subscribe to America's largest dictionary and get thousands more definitions and advanced search—ad free!