Definition of nib in English:

nib

noun nɪbnɪb

1The pointed end part of a pen, which distributes the ink on the writing surface.
Example sentencesExamples
- It may have inspired the design of the post-quillian nib.
- His nib catches the paper's grain and a small blot spreads.
- We have ink nibs that attach to little wooden handles and I love dipping them into the ink and writing on our ivory-colored stationery.
- Masterton is an inspirational character who joined BoS aged 15 straight from school, spent his first day changing nibs on fountain pens, and rose through the ranks to end up with his signature on the banknotes.
- I've also used pen nibs - not the ‘Serjeant-Major,’ which is too dry, but softer nibs, like the ‘J.’
- A packet of nibs at 1/3 and a bottle of ink at 6d are also listed.
- I could never draw with a steel quill worth a damn, so I kept a pot of ink and a couple of nibs above my mouse.
- I like pens that you have to twist to get the nib out.
- Was given a pen, by a pen shop - Elephant and Coral - who feel that authors should get nice pens (this was a Pilot pen with the nib carved out of the barrel, and looks like it will be a lovely thing to write with).
- A technological marvel, each pen has a little pumping heart that delivers just the correct amount of ink to the tip of the nib - brilliant.
- Having discovered through the internet that members of her family invented the pen nib and founded Birmingham University, Leggatt can easily appreciate the lure of the unknown.
- At this, Ian pressed his pen so hard into the surface of the paper that he broke his nib.
- They'd made a museum about pencils which was really boring (and incidentally also included some pen nibs to try and fill things out a bit which I think is cheating).
- Winston fitted a nib into the penholder and sucked it to get the grease off.
- Writing was done with nibs fitted into a pen holder.
- Future projects include continuing a series of line drawings using pens with increasingly finer and finer nibs.
- The awards had branched out into so many categories over the years, including Online, and the nib was a reminder of the Walkley's history, the pen, or, more accurately print journalism.
- An angled nib means the writer can always see the writing - a particular boon for left-handers - and the hand stays in a better position, the inventor claims.
- I was forever dismantling the nibs and washing them in the sink and finding ink blots on my shirts.
- She uses fine cloth, velvet or canvas as the base for paintings done using specialised thin and wide nibs.
Synonyms
tip, sharp end, tapered end, end, extremity
1. 1.1 A pointed or projecting part of an object.
  slide the tile into place until the nibs hook on
  Example sentencesExamples
  That's not a problem - all of Lomi Design's wardrobes are made to order and can be customised to suit your space, whether it involves protruding chimneys, wall nibs, or sloped ceilings.
  Synonyms
  bill, mandible
2nibsShelled and crushed coffee or cocoa beans.
Example sentencesExamples
- In Parisian restaurants where I dined last fall, the petite sweets that accompanied coffee invariably included little rounds of white chocolate sprinkled with cocoa nibs.
- Add the cocoa nibs and 5-spice powder while stirring constantly to coat.
- When she asked what it was, I responded ‘Homemade marshmallows, roasted peanuts and cocoa nibs enrobed in dark chocolate’, a dark mood crossed her face.
- Seared foie gras and diver scallops are handled yet another way: the nibs - the crunchy centers of the cocoa bean are the stars, made into nougatine.
- Sprinkle with some cocoa nibs, fold the dough in half and roll to 1/2-inch thick.
- The cacao nibs and pistachios had a tendency to bob to the surface, but I am hoping that they will still infuse the jam with flavor and add textural variety.
- In a small bowl, combine the cacao nibs and brown sugar.
- This involved process includes roasting the beans, winnowing the shells, and grinding the nibs to form chocolate liquor.
- They roast their own beans, create their own nibs, temper their own chocolate… all in a small factory near the San Francisco airport.
- I picked up all sorts of tips from him - decadent Parisian Hot Chocolate doesn't contain cream, only use unsweetened cocoa powder in recipes, Scharffen Burger cocoa nibs are currently unavailable so try Dagoba instead.
3A speck of solid matter in a coat of paint or varnish.
Example sentencesExamples
- Remove any small dust nibs that have gotten trapped in the finish before it sets up, smooth out any remaining brush marks or over-spray, remove any other minor imperfections in the finish.
- Wet sanding removed the dust nibs, leveled the surface and produced a satin finish.
- Usually, it will be beneficial to sand with 180-240 paper between coats to reduce nibs and imperfections.

Derivatives

nibbed

adjective

I'm not a saw collector, but for no particular reason I've started accumulating saws that have interesting handles (rosewood, etc.) and those that have nibbed blades, which I thought tended to indicate age.
Example sentencesExamples
- Kara unclipped and held her weapon out in front of herself, left hand over right wrist and shuffled through dust and orange nibbed needles.
- After the telephone conversation I drafted the memo to Dot using my broad nibbed fountain pen which Eddie Jordan had been using.

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense 'beak, nose'): probably from Middle Dutch nib or Middle Low German nibbe, variant of nebbe 'beak' (see neb).

Rhymes

bib, crib, dib, fib, glib, jib, lib, rib, sib, snib, squib

Definition of nib in US English:

nib

nounnibnɪb

1The pointed end part of a pen, which distributes the ink on the writing surface.
Example sentencesExamples
- Winston fitted a nib into the penholder and sucked it to get the grease off.
- I like pens that you have to twist to get the nib out.
- His nib catches the paper's grain and a small blot spreads.
- Masterton is an inspirational character who joined BoS aged 15 straight from school, spent his first day changing nibs on fountain pens, and rose through the ranks to end up with his signature on the banknotes.
- I could never draw with a steel quill worth a damn, so I kept a pot of ink and a couple of nibs above my mouse.
- A technological marvel, each pen has a little pumping heart that delivers just the correct amount of ink to the tip of the nib - brilliant.
- At this, Ian pressed his pen so hard into the surface of the paper that he broke his nib.
- Having discovered through the internet that members of her family invented the pen nib and founded Birmingham University, Leggatt can easily appreciate the lure of the unknown.
- An angled nib means the writer can always see the writing - a particular boon for left-handers - and the hand stays in a better position, the inventor claims.
- Future projects include continuing a series of line drawings using pens with increasingly finer and finer nibs.
- A packet of nibs at 1/3 and a bottle of ink at 6d are also listed.
- I've also used pen nibs - not the ‘Serjeant-Major,’ which is too dry, but softer nibs, like the ‘J.’
- They'd made a museum about pencils which was really boring (and incidentally also included some pen nibs to try and fill things out a bit which I think is cheating).
- Was given a pen, by a pen shop - Elephant and Coral - who feel that authors should get nice pens (this was a Pilot pen with the nib carved out of the barrel, and looks like it will be a lovely thing to write with).
- I was forever dismantling the nibs and washing them in the sink and finding ink blots on my shirts.
- Writing was done with nibs fitted into a pen holder.
- We have ink nibs that attach to little wooden handles and I love dipping them into the ink and writing on our ivory-colored stationery.
- It may have inspired the design of the post-quillian nib.
- She uses fine cloth, velvet or canvas as the base for paintings done using specialised thin and wide nibs.
- The awards had branched out into so many categories over the years, including Online, and the nib was a reminder of the Walkley's history, the pen, or, more accurately print journalism.
Synonyms
tip, sharp end, tapered end, end, extremity
1. 1.1 A pointed or projecting part of an object.
  slide the tile into place until the nibs hook on
  Example sentencesExamples
  That's not a problem - all of Lomi Design's wardrobes are made to order and can be customised to suit your space, whether it involves protruding chimneys, wall nibs, or sloped ceilings.
  Synonyms
  bill, mandible
2nibsShelled and crushed coffee or cocoa beans.
Example sentencesExamples
- In a small bowl, combine the cacao nibs and brown sugar.
- The cacao nibs and pistachios had a tendency to bob to the surface, but I am hoping that they will still infuse the jam with flavor and add textural variety.
- Add the cocoa nibs and 5-spice powder while stirring constantly to coat.
- This involved process includes roasting the beans, winnowing the shells, and grinding the nibs to form chocolate liquor.
- Sprinkle with some cocoa nibs, fold the dough in half and roll to 1/2-inch thick.
- In Parisian restaurants where I dined last fall, the petite sweets that accompanied coffee invariably included little rounds of white chocolate sprinkled with cocoa nibs.
- When she asked what it was, I responded ‘Homemade marshmallows, roasted peanuts and cocoa nibs enrobed in dark chocolate’, a dark mood crossed her face.
- Seared foie gras and diver scallops are handled yet another way: the nibs - the crunchy centers of the cocoa bean are the stars, made into nougatine.
- They roast their own beans, create their own nibs, temper their own chocolate… all in a small factory near the San Francisco airport.
- I picked up all sorts of tips from him - decadent Parisian Hot Chocolate doesn't contain cream, only use unsweetened cocoa powder in recipes, Scharffen Burger cocoa nibs are currently unavailable so try Dagoba instead.
1. 2.1US Small pieces of caramel, licorice, or other sweets.
  Example sentencesExamples
  Drinks and nibs at the Glassblower, which I'd not been to for… oh, I don't know, probably five years.

Origin

Late 16th century (in the sense ‘beak, nose’): probably from Middle Dutch nib or Middle Low German nibbe, variant of nebbe ‘beak’ (see neb).

单词	nib
释义	Definition of nib in English: nib noun nɪbnɪb 1The pointed end part of a pen, which distributes the ink on the writing surface. Example sentencesExamples It may have inspired the design of the post-quillian nib. His nib catches the paper's grain and a small blot spreads. We have ink nibs that attach to little wooden handles and I love dipping them into the ink and writing on our ivory-colored stationery. Masterton is an inspirational character who joined BoS aged 15 straight from school, spent his first day changing nibs on fountain pens, and rose through the ranks to end up with his signature on the banknotes. I've also used pen nibs - not the ‘Serjeant-Major,’ which is too dry, but softer nibs, like the ‘J.’ A packet of nibs at 1/3 and a bottle of ink at 6d are also listed. I could never draw with a steel quill worth a damn, so I kept a pot of ink and a couple of nibs above my mouse. I like pens that you have to twist to get the nib out. Was given a pen, by a pen shop - Elephant and Coral - who feel that authors should get nice pens (this was a Pilot pen with the nib carved out of the barrel, and looks like it will be a lovely thing to write with). A technological marvel, each pen has a little pumping heart that delivers just the correct amount of ink to the tip of the nib - brilliant. Having discovered through the internet that members of her family invented the pen nib and founded Birmingham University, Leggatt can easily appreciate the lure of the unknown. At this, Ian pressed his pen so hard into the surface of the paper that he broke his nib. They'd made a museum about pencils which was really boring (and incidentally also included some pen nibs to try and fill things out a bit which I think is cheating). Winston fitted a nib into the penholder and sucked it to get the grease off. Writing was done with nibs fitted into a pen holder. Future projects include continuing a series of line drawings using pens with increasingly finer and finer nibs. The awards had branched out into so many categories over the years, including Online, and the nib was a reminder of the Walkley's history, the pen, or, more accurately print journalism. An angled nib means the writer can always see the writing - a particular boon for left-handers - and the hand stays in a better position, the inventor claims. I was forever dismantling the nibs and washing them in the sink and finding ink blots on my shirts. She uses fine cloth, velvet or canvas as the base for paintings done using specialised thin and wide nibs. Synonyms tip, sharp end, tapered end, end, extremity 1.1 A pointed or projecting part of an object. slide the tile into place until the nibs hook on Example sentencesExamples That's not a problem - all of Lomi Design's wardrobes are made to order and can be customised to suit your space, whether it involves protruding chimneys, wall nibs, or sloped ceilings. Synonyms bill, mandible 2nibsShelled and crushed coffee or cocoa beans. Example sentencesExamples In Parisian restaurants where I dined last fall, the petite sweets that accompanied coffee invariably included little rounds of white chocolate sprinkled with cocoa nibs. Add the cocoa nibs and 5-spice powder while stirring constantly to coat. When she asked what it was, I responded ‘Homemade marshmallows, roasted peanuts and cocoa nibs enrobed in dark chocolate’, a dark mood crossed her face. Seared foie gras and diver scallops are handled yet another way: the nibs - the crunchy centers of the cocoa bean are the stars, made into nougatine. Sprinkle with some cocoa nibs, fold the dough in half and roll to 1/2-inch thick. The cacao nibs and pistachios had a tendency to bob to the surface, but I am hoping that they will still infuse the jam with flavor and add textural variety. In a small bowl, combine the cacao nibs and brown sugar. This involved process includes roasting the beans, winnowing the shells, and grinding the nibs to form chocolate liquor. They roast their own beans, create their own nibs, temper their own chocolate… all in a small factory near the San Francisco airport. I picked up all sorts of tips from him - decadent Parisian Hot Chocolate doesn't contain cream, only use unsweetened cocoa powder in recipes, Scharffen Burger cocoa nibs are currently unavailable so try Dagoba instead. 3A speck of solid matter in a coat of paint or varnish. Example sentencesExamples Remove any small dust nibs that have gotten trapped in the finish before it sets up, smooth out any remaining brush marks or over-spray, remove any other minor imperfections in the finish. Wet sanding removed the dust nibs, leveled the surface and produced a satin finish. Usually, it will be beneficial to sand with 180-240 paper between coats to reduce nibs and imperfections. Derivatives nibbed adjective I'm not a saw collector, but for no particular reason I've started accumulating saws that have interesting handles (rosewood, etc.) and those that have nibbed blades, which I thought tended to indicate age. Example sentencesExamples Kara unclipped and held her weapon out in front of herself, left hand over right wrist and shuffled through dust and orange nibbed needles. After the telephone conversation I drafted the memo to Dot using my broad nibbed fountain pen which Eddie Jordan had been using. Origin Late 16th century (in the sense 'beak, nose'): probably from Middle Dutch nib or Middle Low German nibbe, variant of nebbe 'beak' (see neb). Rhymes bib, crib, dib, fib, glib, jib, lib, rib, sib, snib, squib Definition of nib in US English: nib nounnibnɪb 1The pointed end part of a pen, which distributes the ink on the writing surface. Example sentencesExamples Winston fitted a nib into the penholder and sucked it to get the grease off. I like pens that you have to twist to get the nib out. His nib catches the paper's grain and a small blot spreads. Masterton is an inspirational character who joined BoS aged 15 straight from school, spent his first day changing nibs on fountain pens, and rose through the ranks to end up with his signature on the banknotes. I could never draw with a steel quill worth a damn, so I kept a pot of ink and a couple of nibs above my mouse. A technological marvel, each pen has a little pumping heart that delivers just the correct amount of ink to the tip of the nib - brilliant. At this, Ian pressed his pen so hard into the surface of the paper that he broke his nib. Having discovered through the internet that members of her family invented the pen nib and founded Birmingham University, Leggatt can easily appreciate the lure of the unknown. An angled nib means the writer can always see the writing - a particular boon for left-handers - and the hand stays in a better position, the inventor claims. Future projects include continuing a series of line drawings using pens with increasingly finer and finer nibs. A packet of nibs at 1/3 and a bottle of ink at 6d are also listed. I've also used pen nibs - not the ‘Serjeant-Major,’ which is too dry, but softer nibs, like the ‘J.’ They'd made a museum about pencils which was really boring (and incidentally also included some pen nibs to try and fill things out a bit which I think is cheating). Was given a pen, by a pen shop - Elephant and Coral - who feel that authors should get nice pens (this was a Pilot pen with the nib carved out of the barrel, and looks like it will be a lovely thing to write with). I was forever dismantling the nibs and washing them in the sink and finding ink blots on my shirts. Writing was done with nibs fitted into a pen holder. We have ink nibs that attach to little wooden handles and I love dipping them into the ink and writing on our ivory-colored stationery. It may have inspired the design of the post-quillian nib. She uses fine cloth, velvet or canvas as the base for paintings done using specialised thin and wide nibs. The awards had branched out into so many categories over the years, including Online, and the nib was a reminder of the Walkley's history, the pen, or, more accurately print journalism. Synonyms tip, sharp end, tapered end, end, extremity 1.1 A pointed or projecting part of an object. slide the tile into place until the nibs hook on Example sentencesExamples That's not a problem - all of Lomi Design's wardrobes are made to order and can be customised to suit your space, whether it involves protruding chimneys, wall nibs, or sloped ceilings. Synonyms bill, mandible 2nibsShelled and crushed coffee or cocoa beans. Example sentencesExamples In a small bowl, combine the cacao nibs and brown sugar. The cacao nibs and pistachios had a tendency to bob to the surface, but I am hoping that they will still infuse the jam with flavor and add textural variety. Add the cocoa nibs and 5-spice powder while stirring constantly to coat. This involved process includes roasting the beans, winnowing the shells, and grinding the nibs to form chocolate liquor. Sprinkle with some cocoa nibs, fold the dough in half and roll to 1/2-inch thick. In Parisian restaurants where I dined last fall, the petite sweets that accompanied coffee invariably included little rounds of white chocolate sprinkled with cocoa nibs. When she asked what it was, I responded ‘Homemade marshmallows, roasted peanuts and cocoa nibs enrobed in dark chocolate’, a dark mood crossed her face. Seared foie gras and diver scallops are handled yet another way: the nibs - the crunchy centers of the cocoa bean are the stars, made into nougatine. They roast their own beans, create their own nibs, temper their own chocolate… all in a small factory near the San Francisco airport. I picked up all sorts of tips from him - decadent Parisian Hot Chocolate doesn't contain cream, only use unsweetened cocoa powder in recipes, Scharffen Burger cocoa nibs are currently unavailable so try Dagoba instead. 2.1US Small pieces of caramel, licorice, or other sweets. Example sentencesExamples Drinks and nibs at the Glassblower, which I'd not been to for… oh, I don't know, probably five years. Origin Late 16th century (in the sense ‘beak, nose’): probably from Middle Dutch nib or Middle Low German nibbe, variant of nebbe ‘beak’ (see neb).
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