mazard

noun

ˈma-zərd How to pronounce mazard (audio)
variants or mazzard
Definition of mazardnext
chiefly dialect
as in head
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth Granny threatened to whop me on the mazard if I didn't start minding my manners

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  1. head
  2. dome
  3. block
  4. bean
Noun
  • There's always one shot that leaves a golfer shaking his or her head.
    Mike Hutton, Post-Tribune, 19 July 2017
  • Delimitros said one of the truck’s side view mirrors struck her in the head, causing minor injuries.
    David Hernandez, sandiegouniontribune.com, 19 July 2017
Definition of head
Noun
  • The metal sheet falling from the dome hours before the game could be a metaphor for how this Cowboys season is crumbling around Jerry Jones & Co. Last week: 25 25.
    Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 20 Nov. 2024
  • Baseball is also highly invested in its own iconography; in cities such as Boston and Chicago, places with famous, century-old, open parks, domes will be a tough sell.
    Ellen Cushing, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of dome
Noun
  • Keep in mind that bucks and does often bed within the same block, but bucks tend to bed at higher elevations or in areas that are more advantageous.
    Josh Honeycutt, Outdoor Life, 14 Nov. 2024
  • According to the call log, someone reported a burglary Oct. 8 to a home on the block where Kelce's home is located.
    Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
Definition of block
Noun
  • Evans speaks to police and sits on a wall, with his hands still raised, before he is shot with a bean bag round and falls to the ground.
    Christian Martinez, The Mercury News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Also high in protein, beans can be used not only in soups and stews but in wraps, veg and grain bowls, enchiladas, and casseroles.
    Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 4 Nov. 2024
Definition of bean
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