Nib Definition

nĭb
nibbed, nib, nibs
noun
nibs
The point of a pen.
Webster's New World
A tapered point of a pen, designed to be inserted into a penholder or fountain pen.
American Heritage
The bill or beak of a bird.
Webster's New World
A sharp point or tip.
American Heritage
The projecting end of anything; point.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
To sharpen and split the end of (a quill) to make a pen.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Nib

Noun

Singular:
nib
Plural:
nibs

Origin of Nib

  • Alteration of neb

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Nib Sentence Examples

  • I equipped myself with the finest dip pen nib I could find.

  • Spirit - based gutta is a liquid latex rubber which is applied to the silk using a small bottle fitted with a metal nib.

  • Today they're double-ended, spherical or shaped into a tiny nib.

  • Most of the fabrics are typical York products and probably belong to peg tile, rather than nib.

  • Next follows the operation of cleaning, in which the silk is simply reeled from one bobbin to another, but on its way it passes through a slit which is sufficiently wide to pass the filament but stops the motion when a thick lump or nib is presented.

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Words Starting With

NNINIB

Words Ending With

BIBNIB

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Words Starting With N and Ending With B

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3 Letter Words3 Letter Words Starting With N3 Letter Words Ending With B