Antonyms for nib
Grammar : Noun |
Spell : nib |
Phonetic Transcription : nɪb |
Definition 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
- 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
Synonyms for nib
- acicula
- acumination
- apex
- awn
- ball point
- barb
- beak
- bill
- bit
- borderline
- bound
- boundary
- breath
- butt end
- cape
- cast
- claw
- colorant
- coloration
- coloring
- confine
- crumb
- cusp
- dab
- dagger
- dash
- deadline
- drop
- dye
- dyestuff
- edge
- element
- extent
- extremity
- felt-tip
- foot
- footmark
- footprint
- foreland
- fork
- fountain pen
- fragment
- head
- headland
- heel
- hint
- hook
- horn
- hue
- indication
- intimation
- iota
- jag
- jot
- limitation
- mandible
- mark
- marker
- memento
- minimum
- mucro
- mucronation
- muzzle
- neb
- nib
- nozzle
- nuance
- particle
- pecker
- pigment
- pin point
- pinch
- point
- prick
- prickler
- proboscis
- projection
- promontory
- prong
- proof
- prow
- quill
- record
- reed
- relic
- remains
- remnant
- scintilla
- shade
- shadow
- shred
- sign
- slot
- smack
- smattering
- smell
- smidgen
- snag
- snippet
- snout
- soupçon
- speck
- spike
- spine
- spire
- spoor
- spot
- sprinkling
- spur
- stain
- stick
- sticker
- stiletto
- strain
- streak
- stub
- stump
- stylograph
- suggestion
- summit
- survival
- suspicion
- sword
- tail
- tail end
- taste
- term
- terminal
- termination
- terminus
- thorn
- tincture
- tine
- tinge
- tint
- tip
- tittle
- token
- tone
- tooth
- top
- touch
- trace
- track
- trail
- tread
- trifle
- ultimate
- vestige
- wash
- whiff
- whisper
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