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NIB

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected forms: nibbed    , nibbing   

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Horny projecting mouth of a bird

Synonyms:

beak; bill; neb; nib; pecker

Classified under:

Nouns denoting animals

Hypernyms ("nib" is a kind of...):

mouth (the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "nib"):

cere (the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds)

Holonyms ("nib" is a part of...):

bird (warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The writing point of a pen

Synonyms:

nib; pen nib

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("nib" is a kind of...):

point (sharp end)

Holonyms ("nib" is a part of...):

pen (a writing implement with a point from which ink flows)

 II. (verb) 

Sense 1

Present simple (first person singular and plural, second person singular and plural, third person plural) of the verb nib

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