NIB

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

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Etymology

Noun

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.

Synonyms

• (handle projecting from a scythe snath): thole

Verb

nib (third-person singular simple present nibs, present participle nibbing, simple past and past participle nibbed)

(transitive) To fit (a pen) with a nib.

Anagrams

• BNI, NBI, bin, ibn

Etymology

Adjective

NIB (not comparable)

Of a product that is the subject of a consumer sale: new and still in its original packaging; not used.

Coordinate terms

• 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)

Anagrams

• BNI, NBI, bin, ibn

Source: Wiktionary

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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

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