noggins

plural of noggin
as in heads
the upper or front part of the body that contains the brain, the major sense organs, and the mouth watch the lintel above the door, unless you want to bang your noggin

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  • Another practice involved staff stuffing insects, herbs and different scents into the leaves of lettuce heads, offering the adolescent skunks another challenge that would put their developing foraging skills to the test.
    Caleb Lunetta, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 July 2026
  • With the Lopes Cabral image, there are tons and tons of pieces of a man and woman embracing with their heads next to each other.
    T.M. Brown, CNN Money, 8 July 2026
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  • An additional 29 canine skulls, hundreds of bones, and 91 microchips were recovered from the scene, Honsal said during the June 29 news conference.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • In the 1890s, Henry Flagler’s crews leveled a massive burial mound to build his Royal Palm hotel across the river, selling skulls as souvenirs and dumping the rest of the human remains into a sinkhole, never since found.
    Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 30 June 2026
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“Noggins.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/noggins. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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