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neb

1 American  
[neb] / nɛb /

noun

Scot.

  1. a bill or beak, as of a bird.

  2. the nose, especially of an animal.

  3. the tip or pointed end of anything.

  4. the nib of a pen.

  5. Obsolete. a person's mouth.

Neb. 2 American  

abbreviation

  1. Nebraska.

neb 1 British  
/ nɛb /

noun

  1. the peak of a cap

  2. the beak of a bird or the nose or snout of an animal

  3. a person's mouth or nose

  4. the projecting part or end of anything

    1. a peak, esp in N England

    2. a prominent gritstone overhang

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NEB 2 British  

abbreviation

  1. New English Bible

  2. (the former) National Enterprise Board

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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

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