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noun (1)

plural of nob

as in heads

the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth the detective had an odd habit of scratching the side of his nob whenever he asked a question

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noun (2)

plural of nob, chiefly British

as in bigs

one of high position or importance within a group all of the London's political nobs were there for the dedication of the memorial

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Recent Examples of nobs

Noun

The tacos, including a colorful vegetarian version studded with nobs of cauliflower, are served on some of the city’s best corn tortillas, some blushed with pink from beets or green from the soft steel of spinach. — Matthew Odam, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026

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Noun

His aunt, Leslee Frye, is a professor for psychology and is also one of the heads of the foundation.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 21 Oct. 2026
Measuring 84 inches by 84 inches, the bright orange canvas responds to Leonardo da Vinci’s grotesque heads, a series of ink sketches made between the late 15th and early 16th centuries.

— Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of heads

Noun

When Ott was in Cleveland, the system often had just one shooting outlet on most plays, relying on the guards’ floater games and the bigs’ vertical spacing over the top.

— Jared Weiss, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026
That is a remarkable incentive, if not catnip, to send Condon to the bigs.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of bigs

Noun

For the closing set, according to a photo posted on X and various videos, the legendary rocker was lifted onto the stage while seated on a black throne adorned with skulls and topped with a black bat.

— Christina Dugan Ramirez, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Seeing them for the first time, I was both mesmerized by this effect and intimidated by the skulls’ great number.

— Daniel Barnum, Longreads, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of skulls

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Those stoppers bite on 22-inch aluminum-alloy wheels dressed with, at least in our car’s case, Pirelli Trofeo RS rubber.

— Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 25 Oct. 2026
View gallery - 7 images This tiny house takes the look of a traditional mountain lodge and puts it on wheels.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of wheels

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For dessert, there’s che, a type of Vietnamese dessert filled with fruit, jellies, beans and grains such as sweet potato or taro.

— Emma Hall, Sacbee.com, 26 Oct. 2026
But carbohydrates are one of your body’s main sources of energy, and foods like fruit, whole grains, beans, potatoes, and even bread and pasta can all fit into a balanced way of eating.

— Lauren Manaker MS, HEALTH, 26 Oct. 2026

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Representatives from Mubadala, Space42, Majid Al Futtaim Group, ADNOC Group, Databricks, and Snowflake were all present, among many other global heavyweights.

— Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
Nvidia, Google, Microsoft, and other tech heavyweights have collaborated to sketch a new electrical architecture for them, with a different kind of transformer facing the grid, and a small industry has formed to build it.

— Alex Pasternack, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of heavyweights

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Scaling up Engineers discovered voids, or air pockets, between layers of carbon fiber that make up the domes’ composite structure.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Oct. 2026
The company recently identified an issue with the manufacturing process on one of its propellant domes, according to a Rocket Lab video that shared details on the launch delay.

— Fred Imbert, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of domes

Noun

Mehring’s characters include petty criminals, unscrupulous lawyers, Galician Jews, Freikorps heavies, local and international businessmen, Prussian generals, and the everyday citizens inhabiting the streets of Berlin’s old and rather dingy center.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 9 Sep. 2026
The album also features cameos by heavies from Gojira, Lamb of God, Queens of the Stone Age, and Clutch.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026

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