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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
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
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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