neb
neb · nebs
A bird's beakA bird's beak.
/nɛb/
Meaning
7 senses(dialectal)A bird's beak.
horny projecting mouth of a bird
(dialectal)A person's nose.
(dialectal)The peak of a flat cap.
(dialectal)The nose or snout of an animal, now especially of a fish.
a long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose
(dialectal)A projecting extremity; a point or sharp projection.
(dialectal)A nib, as of a pen.
(obsolete)A person's mouth.
Origin
From Middle English neb, from Old English nebb (“beak, nose, face”), from Proto-Germanic *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.
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