neb C2+ Topic:Animals US /nɛb/ UK /nɛb/ See IPA manual Minimal pairs Sounds like nab /ɛ/ vs /æ/ Meanings 1 noun a bird's beak, or the nose or mouth (dialectal) The crow wiped its neb against the fence post. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · a bird's beak, or the nose... beakbillnosesnoutnib Word family Related forms nibnibble Etymology AI details From Old English nebb ('beak, nose, face'), from Proto-Germanic *nabja-; doublet of nib. nebb Old English *nabjǭ Proto-Germanic View etymology graph -> Topics Animals Register & Style External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # neb **Type:** Word **Level:** C2+ **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /nɛb/ **IPA (UK):** /nɛb/ ## Meanings 1. a bird's beak, or the nose or mouth (dialectal) ## Examples - The crow wiped its neb against the fence post. ## Synonyms - beak - bill - nose - snout - nib ## Related Forms - nib - nibble ## Roots and Affixes - Root: nebb - Root: *nabjǭ ## Etymology From Old English nebb ('beak, nose, face'), from Proto-Germanic *nabja-; doublet of nib. ## AI Etymology Neb comes from Old English nebb ('beak, nose, face'), from Proto-Germanic *nabja-; doublet of nib. The etymological trail includes Old English nebb, Proto-Germanic *nabjǭ. The same word family includes nib, nibble. Its current noun use means "a bird's beak, or the nose or mouth (dialectal)". ## Topics - Animals - Register & Style markdown