nib

1 the writing point of a pen [syn: pen nib]

2 horny projecting mouth of a bird [syn: beak, bill, neb, pecker] [also: nibbing, nibbed]

English

Pronunciation

• /nɪb/

  Rhymes: -ɪb

Noun

1. The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface.
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.

Derived terms

• denib

Translations

NIB or nib may refer to:

• N.I.B., a song by Black Sabbath
• Neodymium magnet or NIB, a powerful magnet made from neodymium, iron, and boron
• .nib, the extension used on user interface files in NeXT's and Apple's Interface Builder software
• Pen nib, the tip of a dip pen or fountain pen
• Nib, a corner of a pillow
• Nib, a variable size in PBASIC that stores a size range of 0 to 15
• Nib, partially processed cocoa bean
• NIB, is a term used on an eBay post to state that the item listed is "New In Box"
• Twizzlers Nibs, a bite-size cherry-flavored licorice candy
• Nibs, a terms used in the card game cribbage
• Nibs, one of the lost boys in the book Peter Pan

In companies and organizations:

• National Institute of Broadcasting, a broadcast training school in Toronto, Ontario, Canada
• National Institute of Building Sciences, a non-profit private organization
• National Irish Bank, a major bank in Ireland
• Nordic Investment Bank, the joint international financial institution of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden
• Amtrak station code NIB for New Iberia (Amtrak station), in Louisiana United States

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