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nib

The correct spelling is nib.

How to pronounce nib

/nɪb/
noun

IPA: /nɪb/

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The correct spelling is nib. The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper.

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Meanings

noun

  1. 1.The tip of a pen or tool that touches the surface, transferring ink to paper.
  2. 2.The bill or beak of a bird; the neb.
  3. 3.Bits of trapped dust or other foreign material that form imperfections in painted or varnished surfaces.
  4. 4.A piece of a roasted, hulled cocoa bean.
  5. 5.A small and pointed thing or part; a point; a prong.

verb

  1. 1.To fit (a pen) with a nib.

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