Synonyms for nib


Grammar : Noun
Spell : nib
Phonetic Transcription : nɪb

Top 10 synonyms for nib Other synonyms for the word nib

Définition of nib

Origin :
  • 1580s, "beak or bill of a bird," Scottish variant of Old English neb (see neb). Meaning "point" (of a pen or quill) first recorded 1610s.
  • As in pen : noun writing instrument
  • As in point : noun sharp end, top, end of extension
  • As in beak : noun nose of animal
  • As in tinge : noun color
  • As in tinge : noun hint
  • As in trace : noun evidence; small bit
  • As in bill : noun beak of animal
  • As in prong : noun spike
  • As in mucro : noun point
  • As in mucronation : noun point
  • As in end : noun extreme, limit
Example sentences :
  • That should teach him to get rid of the nasty habit of sucking the nib.
  • Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, March 1, 1916 » by Various
  • I've always looked up to you as a bit of a nib and wished I was like you.
  • Extract from : « Jill the Reckless » by P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
  • It might not be safe to kill him; but it would be safe enough to kill Nib.
  • Extract from : « That Lass O' Lowrie's » by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • They wrangled together for a few minutes, and then Nib was handed over.
  • Extract from : « That Lass O' Lowrie's » by Frances Hodgson Burnett
  • For finer writing the pen should be cut with a longer slope in the nib.
  • Extract from : « Lessons in the Art of Illuminating » by W. J. Loftie
  • The point d should be about 18 inch from the end of the nib.
  • Extract from : « Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering » by Edward Johnston
  • The nearer the spring is to the end of the nib, the faster the ink flows.
  • Extract from : « Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering » by Edward Johnston
  • Arms or Branches.Width of nib at start, and built-up at free end.
  • Extract from : « Writing & Illuminating, & Lettering » by Edward Johnston
  • I had like to have writ a strange ugly word, that was just at the nib of my pen.
  • Extract from : « Memoirs of Miss Sidney Biddulph » by Frances Sheridan
  • To obtain a firm hold of his pen, he grasps the nib with the ends of his five fingers.
  • Extract from : « John Bull, Junior » by Max O'Rell

Antonyms for nib

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