neb

[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.
Origin
before 900; Middle English nebbe, Old English nebb, cognate with Middle Dutch, Middle Low German nebbe, Old Norse nef. See nib

Neb.

1.
Nebraska.
Examples from the web for neb
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British Dictionary definitions for neb

neb

/nɛb/
noun (archaic or dialect)
1.
(mainly Scot & Northern English) 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
5.
  1. a peak, esp in N England
  2. a prominent gritstone overhang
Word Origin
Old English nebb; related to Old Norse nef, Old High German snabul (German Schnabel)

NEB

abbreviation
1.
New English Bible
2.
(the former) National Enterprise Board
Word Origin and History for neb
n.

"beak or bill of a bird," Old English nebb "beak, nose; face, countenance; beak-shaped thing," common Germanic (cf. Old Norse nef "beak, nose," Middle Dutch nebbe "beak," Old High German snabul, German Schnabel "beak," Old Frisian snavel "mouth"), of uncertain origin.

Slang definitions & phrases for neb

nebbish

noun

A person without charm, interesting qualities, talent, etc; wimp: ''Nebbish'' is simply the one in the crowd that you always forget to introduce/ Don't be a nebbish/ poor little nebs like Julian

[1941+; fr Yiddish fr Czech neboky]


Related Abbreviations for neb

NEB

New English Bible

Neb.

Nebraska