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Word entry · 3 letters

neb

Best crossword clue

"Beak or nib"

3 letters · collected on this word page

3 lettersPronunciation /nɛb/Part of speech nounSorted benStarts with NEnds with B2 cluesCommon crossword word
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Definitions

  1. horny projecting mouth of a bird

Word origin

From Middle English neb, from Old English nebb (“beak, nose, face”), from Proto-Germanic *nabją (“beak, nose”). Cognate with Danish næb, Dutch neb, German Schnabel, Old Norse nef, Swedish näbb, Swedish regional näv.

Used in a sentence

  • In Acorns the nebb dilating splitteth the two sides, which sometimes lye whole, when the Oak is sproated two handfuls.
  • […] the standard nebulizer treatment is withheld from the child. […] Other physicians and nurses not associated with the hospital told me […] "the child either needs a neb or doesn't need a neb."

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Used as a crossword answer2 curated clues

01Beak or nib3 letters
02Bill of a bird3 letters

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