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Definitions for Nibs

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

Words related to Nibs

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

Words nearby Nibs

nibble, nibbler, nibelung, nibelungenlied, niblick, nibs, nic, nicad, nicaea, nicaean, nicam

Origin of Nibs

1575–85; perhaps variant of neb; compare Dutch nib, Middle Low German nibbe (variant of nebbe ) beak, Old Norse nibba sharp point. See nibble

Other words from Nibs

nib·like , adjective

Word origin for Nibs

C16 (in the sense: beak): origin obscure; compare Northern German nibbe tip. See neb , nibble

Synonyms for Nibs

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