Noun: neb neb
- Horny projecting mouth of a bird
"The heron's long, sharp neb was perfect for spearing fish";
- beak, bill, nib, pecker
- A long projecting or anterior elongation of an animal's head; especially the nose
"The bird's neb was perfectly adapted for catching fish";
- snout
- A midwestern state on the Great Plains
- Nebraska, Cornhusker State, NE
Derived forms: nebs
Type of: American state, beak [informal], conk [Brit, informal], honker [informal], hooter [informal], mouth, nose, nozzle [informal], olfactory organ, schnoz [informal], schnozzle [informal], snoot [informal], snout [informal]
Part of: America, bird, birdie [informal], 'Merica, middle west, Midwest, midwestern United States, muzzle, the States, U.S., U.S.A., United States, United States of America, US, USA
Encyclopedia: Neb