Synonyms for nib

Grammar : Noun

Spell : nib

Phonetic Transcription : nɪb

Top 10 synonyms for nib

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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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