neb

Pointed bird mouth

Neb is a dialect word for a bird's beak or bill, or by extension, a person's nose or face.

In Scottish and Northern English dialects, to neb means to poke one's nose into others' affairs: Stop nebbing into my business.

A nebby person is nosy or intrusive.

snout

muzzle

Animal's nose area

snort · nuzzle · scent · olfactory · nose · proboscis · whiskers · pointed · twitching · snoot

beak

bill

Amount owed, written

  • peckDry measure or quick kiss
  • preenGroom with self-satisfaction
  • avianOf or concerning birds

ornithology · toucan · pelican · songbird · finch · sparrow · crow · raven · parrot · crossbill

nib

quill

Feather used for writing

dip pen · penmanship · lettering · cursive · script · writing · scribe · cartridge · inkwell · scratch

promontory

headland

Coastal land jutting seaward

  • capeShouldered sleeveless wrap
  • pointExact location or meaning
  • cliffVertical rock wall

outcrop · spit · bluff · jutting · coastal · crag · peninsula · rocky

Opposites
projection vs. recession

nebcavity

Empty space within

hollow · indentation · recess · concavity · depression

pointed vs. blunt

nebbase

Supporting bottom structure

stub · butt · rear · back

PROJECTING TIP vs. BASE/BODY

nebbase

Supporting bottom structure

root · body · trunk · butt · heel

Phrases
Family

nebulous, nebula, nebulae, nebulizer, nebulas, nebulizers, nebulosity, nebulize, nebulized

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