English Explanatory Dictionary

neb

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A bird's beak.
  2. A person's mouth.
  3. A person's nose.
  4. The peak of a flat cap.
  5. The nose or snout of an animal, now especially of a fish.
  6. A projecting extremity; a point or sharp projection.
  7. A nib, as of a pen.
name
  1. Initialism of North Equatorial Band.
  2. Initialism of National Enterprise Board.
  3. Initialism of New English Bible.
name
  1. Abbreviation of Nebraska.

Pronunciation

/nɛb/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-neb.wav

Word forms

neb nebs nib

Etymology

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.

Synonyms

bill pecker

Related words

nib nipple neb-neb neb-nose SEB

Derived words

nebby nebbie
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