neb
noun
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
neb
1 American
[neb]
/ nɛb /
noun
Scot.
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a bill or beak, as of a bird.
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the nose, especially of an animal.
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the tip or pointed end of anything.
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the nib of a pen.
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Obsolete. a person's mouth.
Neb.
2
American
abbreviation
neb
1
British
/ nɛb /
noun
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the peak of a cap
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the beak of a bird or the nose or snout of an animal
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a person's mouth or nose
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the projecting part or end of anything
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a peak, esp in N England
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a prominent gritstone overhang
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NEB
2
British
abbreviation
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New English Bible
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(the former) National Enterprise Board
Etymology
Origin of neb
before 900; Middle English nebbe, Old English nebb, cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German nebbe, Old Norse nef. See nib
Example Sentences
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Kennedy sprinkles in more idiomatic vocabulary — geg, neb, snatter, wheeker, pokes, marleys — to make her characters’ exchanges ring true.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 28, 2022
Here you can find neb noses and gum bands and people eating chipped ham.
From Washington Times ● Oct. 22, 2014
Observed Phillips of his neb: "I am not ashamed."
From Time Magazine Archive
Physicians insisted on keeping the archiepiscopal neb in an ice pack all night.
From Time Magazine Archive
“Your pardon, neb Rekh, I will weigh the sweep now.”
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
The company’s CEO, Tom Gayner, 64, is a longtime fan of Berkshire and told an audience in Omaha, Neb., before the Berkshire annual meeting recently that Markel has “studied the playbook.”
From Barron's ● May 8, 2026
Lehman, a 36-year-old interior designer in Bridgeport, Neb., didn’t fight to get them back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
A new report by job site Glassdoor and housing site Redfin ranks Washington, D.C., as the top big city for new college grads this year, followed by Omaha, Neb., and Boston.
From MarketWatch ● Apr. 14, 2026
Army Reserve Sgt. 1st Class Noah L. Tietjens, 42 years old, of Bellevue, Neb., posted a short message on Facebook after she learned that her son had been killed in Kuwait.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
That night we were off for Hastings, Neb., where we were scheduled to play the next day.
From A Ball Player's Career Being the Personal Experiences and Reminiscensces of Adrian C. Anson by Anson, Adrian Constantine
NEB researchers had spent years refining Golden Gate Assembly so it could reliably handle large DNA targets made from many fragments.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 21, 2026
NEB scientists first optimized the method using a well-studied model virus, Escherichia coli phage T7.
From Science Daily ● Jan. 21, 2026
The community was concerned the seismic testing, which uses loud noises, would harm the marine life they depend on, a worry confirmed by the NEB.
From BBC ● Jul. 26, 2017
"Any issues that the NEB has identified as safety concerns will be addressed immediately."
From Reuters ● Jul. 25, 2014
To get needed capital, Sinclair agreed to cede control of his company to the NEB until his firm makes enough profit to pay back the agency.
From Time Magazine Archive
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