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

Nebraska.

Wiktionary

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

Neb Sentence Examples

  • Get oot the road noo. ' ' But it's richt in front o yer neb!

  • In the Saite period accordingly the figure of the sphinx was used as a hieroglyph for neb, " master," "lord."

  • To raise funds, for what was in fact a failing company, the NEB sold the still fledgling Newbrain project to Newbury Laboratories.

  • Information is given on the effects and timing of NEB, the effects on the reproductive process, and changes in blood metabolites.

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Words Starting With

NNENEB

Words Ending With

BEBNEB

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Words Starting With N and Ending With B

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3 Letter Words3 Letter Words Starting With N3 Letter Words Ending With B