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nib.

The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper.

3 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/nɪb/
  1. The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper.

  2. A bird's beak.

    dialectal
  3. Bits of trapped dust or other foreign material that form imperfections in painted or varnished surfaces.

  4. A piece of a roasted, hulled cocoa bean.

  5. A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.

  6. One of the handles projecting from a scythe snath.

  7. The shaft of a wagon.

Where this word comes from

From a variant of neb, perhaps due to association with nibble.

verb/nɪb/
  1. To fit (a pen) with a nib.

    transitive
Where this word comes from

From a variant of neb, perhaps due to association with nibble.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.