noggin

IPA: nˈɑgɪn

A small mug, cup or ladle; the contents of such a container.
(dated outside dialects) A small measure of spirits equivalent to a gill.
(slang) The head.
(biochemistry) A signalling molecule involved in embryo development, producing large heads at high concentrations.
Alternative form of nogging (“horizontal beam”) [(carpentry) A horizontal beam used in the construction of a building, especially to strengthen upright posts.]

Examples of "noggin" in Sentences

The tap on the noggin might be a Sign.
Many of them can now be found on Noggin.
Noggin the Nog stamp deletion nomination.
This is a fiction from some pyretic noggin.
Role of FGF and noggin in neural crest induction.
Additional noggins may be added as grounds for later fixings.
Other inhibitors involved in this process are noggin and chordin.
It was surprising to see a coiffure so neat on a noggin so stormy.
I was reading this and a random thought popped into the ol' noggin.
And the man who surrendered the prodigious shot was not as cheerful as the one who got hit in the noggin.