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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Noun
  • Chinese companies have excelled at rapid deployment in consumer-facing applications and integrating AI into industrial use, said Deepika Giri, head of AI research at market research firm IDC.
    John Liu, CNN Money, 11 Feb. 2026
  • At one point, the individual appears to tilt their head away from a doorbell camera, hold a flashlight in their mouth and attempt to cover the lens with a gloved hand and what looked like part of a plant pulled from the yard.
    Bradford Betz , Matt Finn, FOXNews.com, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Our approach to understanding the meat computers encased in our skulls has historically varied by discipline.
    Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Mexican immigrant Alberto Castañeda Mondragón suffered eight skull fractures and brain hemorrhages after being beaten by ICE agents during arrest in Minnesota.
    Jack Brook, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The landscape is lush and mountainous, with waterfalls set alongside granite domes.
    Evie Carrick, Travel + Leisure, 11 Feb. 2026
  • Enslaved people built the Annapolis Capitol dome.
    Baltimore Sun staff, Baltimore Sun, 11 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The Mediterranean diet has nuts, beans and fish as primary sources of protein, and MyPlate focuses on lean meats as well.
    Madeline Holcombe, CNN Money, 9 Feb. 2026
  • Factors such as roast level, bean origin and brewing technique may influence concentrations of caffeine and other compounds, the authors wrote.
    Lindsey Leake, NBC news, 9 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The woman driving a Toyota Prius hit the bicyclist shortly after noon and then continued for another block before swerving into the bakery section of a 99 Ranch Market and then coming to a stop, trapping several people underneath the vehicle, police and fire officials said.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
  • The car collided with the bicyclist before continuing another block and hitting the bakery section of a 99 Ranch Market location in the Westwood neighborhood.
    David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 6 Feb. 2026
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“Mazard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mazard. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.

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