beak, bill, neb, nib, pecker
(noun) horny projecting mouth of a bird
nib, pen nib
(noun) the writing point of a pen
Source: WordNet® 3.1
nib (plural nibs)
The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper.
The bill or beak of a bird; the neb.
Bits of trapped dust or other foreign material that form imperfections in painted or varnished surfaces.
A piece of a roasted, hulled cocoa bean.
A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.
One of the handles projecting from a scythe snath.
The shaft of a wagon.
• (handle projecting from a scythe snath): thole
nib (third-person singular simple present nibs, present participle nibbing, simple past and past participle nibbed)
(transitive) To fit (a pen) with a nib.
• BNI, NBI, bin, ibn
NIB (not comparable)
Of a product that is the subject of a consumer sale: new and still in its original packaging; not used.
• LNIB (like new in box)
• MIB (mint in box)
• MISB (mint in sealed box)
• NRFB (never removed from box)
• NOS (new old stock)
• OOB/OoB (out of box)
• BNIB (brand new in box)
• BNI, NBI, bin, ibn
Source: Wiktionary
Nib, n. Etym: [A variabt of neb.]
1. A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong. "The little nib or fructifying principle." Sir T. Browne.
2. (Zoöl.)
Definition: The bill or beak of a bird; the neb.
3. The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder.
4. One of the handles which project from a scythe snath; also, [Prov. Eng.], the shaft of a wagon.
Nib, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Nebbed; p. pr. & vb. n. Nibbing.]
Definition: To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 June 2025
(noun) a state of being confined (usually for a short time); “his detention was politically motivated”; “the prisoner is on hold”; “he is in the custody of police”
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
