Word Explorer

Nib

/nɪb/

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

Full Dictionary Entry

📖 Definitions of "Nib"

noun

1
The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper.
2
The bill or beak of a bird; the neb.
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.

verb

1
To fit (a pen) with a nib.

🔄 Synonyms of "Nib"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
beaknoun	(anatomy) A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc.
nebnoun	(now dialectal) A person's nose.
billnoun	(US, Canada) A piece of paper money; a banknote.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Nib"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
billnoun	(US, Canada) A piece of paper money; a banknote.
beaknoun	(anatomy) A rigid structure projecting from the front of a bird's face, used for pecking, grooming, foraging, carrying items, eating food, etc.
nebnoun	(now dialectal) A person's nose.
penpointnoun	The point of a pen (writing implement).
gninoun	(economics) Initialism of gross national income. [(economics) A more recent designation for gross national product, the total market value of all the goods and services produced by a nation.]
gnpnoun	(economics) Initialism of gross national product. [(economics) The total market value of all the goods and services produced by a nation (citizens of a country, whether living at home or abroad) during a specified period.]
gdpnoun	(economics) Initialism of gross domestic product. [(economics) A measure of the economic production of a particular territory in financial capital terms over a specific time period.]
nbinoun	(Philippines, law enforcement) Initialism of National Bureau of Investigation. [The national investigative authority / national police organization (which investigates serious and high-profile crimes) in certain nations, specifically:]
bninoun	—
knibnoun	Obsolete form of nib. [The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper.]
nib pennoun	A pen, usually a fountain pen, but formerly often a dip pen, in which the ink flows through a narrow gap in a nib, usually metal, by capillary action.
nibbernoun	An instrument for cutting the nib of a pen.
felt-tip pennoun	(UK) A pen that holds quick-drying ink conveyed to a writing surface by means of a felt nib.
marker pennoun	A pen, often with a thick tip made of felt.
felt-tipnoun	A felt-tip pen.
stubnoun	A piece of certain paper items, designed to be torn off and kept for record or identification purposes.
nosenoun	A protuberance on the face housing the nostrils, which are used to breathe or smell.
felt pennoun	Synonym of felt-tip pen.
dip pennoun	A kind of pen consisting of a nib with capillary channels like those of a fountain pen, mounted in a handle or holder.
felt-tipped pennoun	Synonym of felt-tip pen.