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Definitions for Nib

[1] the point of a pen, or either of its divisions.
[2] a penpoint for insertion into a penholder.
[3] a point of anything: a cutting tool with a diamond nib.
[4] a bill or beak, as of a bird; neb.
[5] any pointed extremity.
[6] Metallurgy . a piece of sintered tungsten carbide used as a die for drawing wire or the like. (in powder metallurgy) a compact at any stage of its manufacture.
[7] his /her nibs, Informal : Often Facetious . a person in authority, especially one who is demanding and tyrannical: His nibs wants fresh strawberries in December.
[8] the writing point of a pen, esp an insertable tapered metal part with a split tip
[9] a point, tip, or beak
[10] (plural) crushed cocoa beans
[11] to provide with a nib
[12] to prepare or sharpen the nib of
[13] his nibs (functioning as singular) slang a mock title used of someone in authority

Words related to Nib

stick, marker, snout, hue, tint, tone, coloration, vestige, relic, speck, particle, whiff, fragment, smell, hint, element, strain, touch, remnant, shred

Words nearby Nib

niagara green, niagara-on-the-lake, niah cave, niamey, niarchos, nib, nibbana, nibble, nibbler, nibelung, nibelungenlied

Origin of Nib

sFirst recorded in 1815–25; origin uncertain

Other words from Nib

nib·like , adjective

Word origin for Nib

sC19: of unknown origin

Synonyms for Nib

fountain pen, marker, stick, quill, reed, ball point, felt-tip, stylograph