neb
noun
a bill or beak, as of a bird.
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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
Money Talks Yam-nosed, publicity-wise Jimmy Durante let it be known that he was insuring his neb for $50,000.
From Time Magazine Archive
Three weeks ago his sensitive neb caught the scent of convoys.
From Time Magazine Archive
“I make one, neb Rekh? Out of real gold?”
From "The Golden Goblet" by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
For his 14th birthday, he asked for a trip to Omaha, Neb., to attend Warren Buffett’s annual shareholder meeting.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 18, 2026
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
Washington, D.C. led the big cities, followed by Omaha, Neb., and Boston.
From MarketWatch ● May 5, 2026
The company is shifting cattle deliveries from feedlots where livestock are fattened to its other large processing facilities across the U.S., such as Grand Island, Neb., and Cactus, Texas.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 16, 2026
On our way from Hastings to Denver that night we met the train from St. Louis at Oxford, Neb., and were joined by Capt.
From A Ball Player's Career Being the Personal Experiences and Reminiscensces of Adrian C. Anson by Adrian Constantine Anson
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
In another example, researchers from Cornell University partnered with NEB to create synthetically engineered T7 phages that function as biosensors to detect E. coli in drinking water, described in a December 2025 ACS study.
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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