Crossword-Solution: NIB
Dictionary
| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Nib | n. | A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong. |
| Nib | n. | The bill or beak of a bird; the neb. |
| Nib | n. | The points of a pen; also, the pointed part of a pen; a short pen adapted for insertion in a holder. |
| Nib | n. | One of the handles which project from a scythe snath; also, [Prov. Eng.], the shaft of a wagon. |
| Nib | v. t. | To furnish with a nib; to point; to mend the point of; as, to nib a pen. |
Anagrams
| Word | Anagrams | |
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| NIB | anagram | BIN, IBN, INB |
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Hint 1 meaning
One who, or that which, eats.
Hint 2 anagram
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greedy person
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Sentences with NIB (5)
You had to push your nib with the finger-nail so as to get the point of it over your opponent’s, while he manoeuvred to prevent this and to get the point of his nib over the back of yours; when this result was achieved you breathed on the ball of your thumb, pressed it hard on the two nibs, and if you were able then to lift them without dropping either, both nibs became yours.
They left behind them raw to devour, the sallow kite, the swarthy raven with horny nib, and the hoarse vultur, with the eagle swift to consume his prey; the greedy gos-hawk, and that grey beast the wolf of the weald.
Then should the pupil seize his pen, and, regardless of the nib, stir bravely, and he will see a glow as of burning mountains, and a rich smoke, and sparks going merrily; nor will it cease, if he stir wisely, and there be a good store of petre, until the wood is devoured through, like the sinking of a well-shaft.
Take care! You are biting the nib off now.’ ‘Really,’ said Miss Squeers; ‘so embarrassing that I scarcely know what I--very sorry to give you so much trouble.’ ‘Not the least trouble in the world,’ replied Nicholas, closing the schoolroom door.
Brother Charles and brother Ned entered the counting-house together; but Tim Linkinwater, without looking round, impatiently waved his hand as a caution that profound silence must be observed, and followed the nib of the inexperienced pen with strained and eager eyes.
Quotes with NIB (3)
After a long while he sat upright with great effort, exhaled a sigh and reached for a clean sheet of lined paper, smoothing it out on the desk. He unscrewed the lid of his fountain pen, laid it perpendicular to his paper, and began to write. Often he compared his writing to white water. He had only to leap in to be dragged away on its rapids, thrown this way and that with his own will rendered impotent. While writing he found the words came from the muscles in his hands, the …
I prefer the pen. There is something elemental about the glide and flow of nib and ink on paper.
Never interrupt an author when he or she is ‘in the zone’, else you’ll understand the real meaning of ‘writer’s nib’.
Where this answer appears
Appears in: Boston Globe, Chronicle, Crossroads, CrosSynergy, LAT, Newsday, New Yorker, NY Sun, NYT, Onion, Rock & Roll, S&S, Slate, Three Across, Universal, USA TODAY, WP, WSJ.
Used 323 times in crossword archives (1944–2025).